More children die every day of pneumonia than of any other disease. UNICEF and the World Health Organization released a comprehensive plan, The Global Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Pneumonia (GAPP), to save millions of lives from this fatal illness. Robin Nandy, Senior Health Specialist for UNICEF discusses key components of the plan. [...]
UNICEF is providing essential equipment for immunization and holding briefing sessions for health professionals in preparation for the nationwide immunization campaign in Samoa. UNICEF
In his final address to the General Assembly in his capacity as IAEA chief, Mohammed ElBaradei says that the important lessons to be learned from Iraq and DPRK are that “we must let the diplomacy and thorough verification take their course however lengthy and tiresome the process might be”. UNTV
While visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo this weekend, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Alain Le Roy noted that insecurity in the region prevails. MONUC
Voter registration for Sudan’s first Presidential and Legislative elections in nearly a quarter of a century, due to be held in April, kicked off on Sunday. UNMIS