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The U.N. cut its 2024 appeal to $46 billion from $56 billion the previous year as donor appetite faded (Representational image: Pixabay)
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U.N. Appeals for $47 Billion as Global Crises Escalate Amid Donor Fatigue

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This U.N. step would help around 190 million people in 2025
The World Health Organization said Wednesday a person in Mexico had died in the first confirmed human case globally of infection with the H5N2 variant of bird flu. (Representational Image: Unsplash)
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WHO: First Fatal Human Case of H5N2 Bird Flu Identified

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The World Health Organization said Wednesday a person in Mexico had died in the first confirmed human case globally of infection with the H5N2 variant of bird flu.
The legislation marks Iraq’s first law that explicitly punishes same-sex relations.
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Iraq's New Anti-LGBTQ+ Law Alarms United Nations

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Baghdad quietly passed the law Saturday criminalizing same-sex relations with harsh prison sentences up to 15 years.
UNICEF raises awareness on the HIV epidemic among adolescent girls ahead of World AIDS Day (Pixabay)
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Alarm over High Rate of HIV Infections Among Young Women, Girls

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UNICEF reports alarming rise in HIV among adolescent girls, stressing the need for prevention and treatment advancements ahead of World AIDS Day
Doctor Robert Musole, medical director of the Kavumu hospital, visits patients recovering from mpox in the village of Kavumu, 30 kilometers north of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Aug. 24, 2024. (Representational Image: Wikimedia Commons)
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WHO Launches Plan to Stanch Mpox Transmission, Says Virus Can Be Stopped

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The U.N. health agency on Monday launched a six-month plan to help stanch outbreaks of mpox transmission
The U.N. said 20.5 million children missed one or more routine vaccinations in 2022, an improvement from 24.4 million the year before. [Pixabay]
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UN Says Children Vaccination Rates Improving, But Trail Pre-Pandemic Levels

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Vaccinations for children rebounded since a drop during the COVID-19 pandemic?
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