Attacks on or near Gaza hospitals ‘unconscionable, reprehensible and must stop’: Relief chief

Besieged Gaza hospital misery continues while rainfall prompts new health scare

adminNovember 14, 2023September 17, 202406 mins

“Rain will just add further to the suffering” of people in the Strip, WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris told reporters in Geneva, at a time when disruptions in sewage pumping and water shortages have caused a spike in waterborne diseases and bacterial infections. The World Health Organization warned last week that since mid-October, over 33,500 cases of…

Convention’s 10-year birthday marks commitment to prevent new mercury scare

adminOctober 10, 2023September 17, 202407 mins

To help understand why this international treaty is important, UN News has put together a quick guide on global efforts to eradicate exposure to quicksilver, as mercury is also known. Making waves The landmark Convention is named after the Japanese coastal city where residents suffered decades of mercury poisoning from industrial wastewater released by a…