Despite efforts to stop the harmful promotion of breast-milk substitutes, countries are still falling short in protecting parents from misleading information.

A new foundation launched on Wednesday will generate funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners by tapping non-traditional sources, including the public.

Further evidence of the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on the global job market has emerged in a new study by the UN labour agency.

Independent UN human rights experts fear that some authorities in the United States are using the COVID-19 pandemic to restrict access to abortion.

The COVID-19 crisis is a reminder of the intimate relationship between humans, animals and the environment.

The world is at a standstill to flatten the COVID-19 curve, a pause that has been especially devastating to the travel industry.

We provide advice for the prevention of stigmatization and discrimination, particularly in relation to healthcare access and testing for those suspected of having symptoms of COVID-19, and we organize webinars with human rights defenders – including women human rights defenders – on the impact of the pandemic on their work, and on self-care.

As the new Coronavirus sweeps the planet, leaving suffering, loss, and uncertainty in its wake, we are reminded that this is not the first global pandemic and likely not the last.

Remote mountainous regions of Nepal are harsh places in which to survive and make a living.

The work focuses on sectors critical to building back a strong economy: energy transition, buildings and construction, food systems, waste, and mobility, enabling the world to establish the next generation of sustainable and productive infrastructure.