Across the world, lakes fed by rivers, glacial melt, groundwater and rain have played an important role in human civilization and development.

Every year, one in six people aged 60 years and older experience some form of abuse – a trend that is expected to continue with rapid population ageing in many countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.

As Riziki Bwanake walks along the Tana River Delta, the dry, dusty earth crunches beneath her feet.

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Tuesday that the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee has been convened due to the spread of the Monkeypox virus to 32 non-endemic countries.

We have the tools to end the “systemic marginalization” of persons with disabilities, the UN chief told the 15th Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday.

New funding from governments for fossil fuel exploration or production is simply “delusional” the UN chief warned on Tuesday.

When farmer Mohamed Ibrahim Aden isn’t tending to his own fields, you can often find him watering seedlings at a small community nursery in the Somali village of Gobweyn.

A critical $150 million dollar lifeline for rural families in Afghanistan was announced by the World Bank on Monday, part of an overall package of $195 million, for critical livelihood and life-saving assistance, the UN agriculture agency FAO.

The individual laureate is Member of Parliament Emma Theofelus.

At first, they look like bright spots of white casting shadows on a lush green lawn.