Geographies in Depth
COVID-19 pandemic could lead to HIV surge in West and Central Africa
The head of the UN's AIDS Agency is warning HIV infections and deaths could rise as African health services divert scarce resources to deal with COVID-19.
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Health and Healthcare Systems
What is Marburg disease?
Health authorities in Guinea are tracking 155 potential contacts of a known case of Marburg disease. The virus is highly infectious and similar to Ebola.
Nature and Biodiversity
Failure to agree climate deal rules would be suicidal, says UN chief
Failure by countries to agree rules on implementing the 2015 Paris climate agreement aimed at curbing global warming would be suicidal, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres h...
Nature and Biodiversity
Countries must triple their efforts to reach 2030 emissions target, says the UN
Keeping the global temperature rise below 2C could be 'out of reach' as the gap in global greenhouse gas emissions is bigger than ever, according to the latest UNEP report.