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The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday that the mpox outbreak could have devastating effects on refugees and displaced families in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and other affected African countries if urgent support is not forthcoming.
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The rights of women in Poland are currently being violated due to restrictive abortion laws that have contributed to 鈥渟everal preventable deaths,鈥� according to independent rights experts on Monday.
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The UN Children鈥檚 Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday the arrival of 1.2 million doses of vital polio vaccines in Gaza, amid urgent calls for humanitarian pauses to reach hundreds of thousands of at-risk children.
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The current mpox outbreak 鈥渃an be controlled and can be stopped鈥�, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized on Friday, announcing an action plan that calls for $135 million over the next six months.
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The spread of mpox across the Horn, eastern and southern Africa has increased the risk of infection for migrants who need 鈥渃rucial鈥� healthcare and other support ahead of an 鈥渁nticipated surge鈥� in cases, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on Wednesday, in an appeal for $18.5 million to fund the response.
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Mpox is 鈥渘ot the 鈥榥ew COVID鈥欌�� and European governments need to show strong political commitment to eliminate it, while standing in solidarity with Africa, a top official of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
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The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the mpox virus across Africa triggered the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare it once again a public health emergency of international concern last week.
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Acute malnutrition is escalating among children in Government-controlled areas in Yemen, UN agencies and partners said in a report published on Sunday.
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The dual-rotor helicopter touching down on Fada N鈥檊ourma鈥檚 dusty airstrip is a game changer for the hungry communities in eastern Burkina Faso.
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UN Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres called on Friday for warring parties in Gaza to lay down their arms so that humanitarians can safely vaccinate more than half a million children against polio.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting African countries to scale up response to curb mpox, which is now an international global health emergency.
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The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the rise in mpox cases constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), following advice from members at Wednesday鈥檚 International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee meeting.
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One in five children 鈥� or 466 million 鈥� live in areas that experience at least double the number of extremely hot days every year compared with their grandparents鈥� generation, according to a new UNICEF analysis released on Wednesday.
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The risk of polio spreading in Gaza remains high unless there is an urgent and comprehensive response to the serious health threat, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday.
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Mpox has been confirmed in Burundi, one of four countries in Eastern Africa where the disease has surfaced for the first time, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, as the continent's top health body declared a public health emergency.
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