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Zika no longer an international public health emergency, but sustained response needed – UN health agency

Photo:The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Magalhães Research Center in Pernambuco, Brazil, performs tests

COP22 in Marrakesh: "EU will deliver on commitments whatever happens"

November 18, 2016

UN agencies call for immediate support amid deepening food crisis in southern Madagascar

18 November 2016

Neighborhoods May Be Key to Teens' Mental Well-Being

Nov. 18, 2016

UN agencies call for immediate support amid deepening food crisis in southern Madagascar

Photo:Southern Madagascar has been hit by consecutive droughts.

On World Toilet Day, UN spotlights impact of sanitation on peoples’ livelihoods

Photo:Maria and her children stand in front of the place where they go to wash themselves.

‘Great Green Wall’ initiative offers unique opportunity to combat climate change in Africa – UN agency

17 November 2016

World’s first malaria vaccine set for 2018 rollout in Africa after UN health agency secures funding

Photo:Standing water is a potential breeding ground for mosquitoes that carry the malaria parasit

'Philosophy is an art of living together,' says UNESCO on World Philosophy Day

Photo:Sculpture "The Thinker" by Auguste Rodin. World Philosophy Day takes place every November.

MARRAKECH: Middle East and North Africa region taking action to combat climate change

Photo:Street scene in Marrakech, Morocco.