The sudden rise in novel coronavirus cases in Italy, Iran and South Korea is "deeply concerning", but the virus can still be contained and does not amount to a pandemic, ...
The World Health Organisation no longer uses the classification pandemic, but the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak remains an international emergency that is likely ...
Myanmar's military carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya with "genocidal intent" and they should be prosecuted, the UN said.
The UN appealed to countries worldwide to take in 1 300 refugees stranded in Libya, many of them mistreated while kept in appalling conditions.
The UN refugee agency welcomed Libya's decision to open a transit centre for unaccompanied children and other vulnerable refugees.
North Korean women are deprived of job opportunities and are often subjected to sexual assault in the workplace, a UN panel revealed.
An outbreak of plague has killed 20 people in the space of a month in Madagascar, with a further 84 infected, the World Health Organisation said.
President Doris Leuthard said that neutral Switzerland is prepared to act as mediator to help resolve the North Korea crisis.
Thousands of Nigerian migrant girls being brought to Italy are in great danger of being forced into prostitution in Europe, a UN agency says.
Pakistan and Afghanistan must intensify efforts to halt spread of the crippling poliovirus, says the World Health Organisation.
Tight surveillance and tracing contacts of infected people remain crucial, WHO Assistant-Director Bruce Aylward said.
The WHO lacks more than $100-million towards its $350-million budget for its Ebola operation over the next six months.
Higher taxes on tobacco and bans on tobacco ads could prevent tens of millions of premature deaths, researchers said.
WHO urged health workers around the world to be on the alert for symptoms of the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus.
Health authorities worldwide must be on the lookout to detect the virus, experts said, which could still develop the ability to spread.
WHO has not recommended any travel restrictions in connection with the new virus, but is working closely with Saudi authorities on health measures for the haj.
Going into hospital is far riskier than flying, says the World Health Organisation.
Nations are close to a deal to speed up their response to the next flu pandemic by sharing virus samples in return for access to affordable vaccines.
Record loss of the ozone, the atmosphere layer that shields life from the sun's harmful rays, has been observed over the Arctic in recent months.