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AFP/APP Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday called on manufacturers to significantly increase the production of mpox vaccines to combat the spread of a more dangerous strain of the virus. On Wednesday, the WHO declared…

AFP/APP Geneva: Cyclone Freddy, which crossed the entire southern Indian Ocean before wreaking devastation on southeastern Africa last year, was the longest-lasting tropical cyclone ever recorded at 36 days, the UN confirmed Tuesday.…

AFP/APP Geneva: Following warnings about increasing attacks on women and gender rights globally, the United Nations has become a focal point for a contentious debate over the definition of these rights. UN rights chief Volker Turk has…

AFP/APP Geneva:A man infected with H5N2 bird flu, the first confirmed human infection with the strain, died from multiple factors, the WHO said on Friday, adding that investigations were ongoing. The World Health Organization (WHO) on…

AFP/APP Geneva: Countries are in the final stages of negotiations to establish a global agreement on pandemic preparedness and prevention, following two years of talks spurred by the impact of Covid-19. Here are five essential…

Ishtiaq Ahmed  At a meeting co-hosted by Islamabad and United Nations and attended by 40 private donors and financial institutions, a massive package of 10 plus billion dollars was announced to help the victims of recent floods. This…