WHO bestows posthumous award on the late Henrietta Lacks

Oct 14, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], October 14 : Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus honoured the late Henrietta Lacks with a WHO Director-General's award, recognizing the world-changing legacy of...

Family of black woman suing biotech firm for taking cancer cells without consent

Oct 16, 2021

Washington [US], October 16 : The family of an African-American woman, Henrietta Lacks whose cervical cancer cells were taken without consent for research in...

Girls in Afghanistan at increased risk of child marriage: UNICEF chief

Nov 12, 2021

New York [US], November 12 : UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Henrietta Fore on Friday expressed concern regarding reports of the increasing number...

Omicron: School closures must be 'avoided whenever possible', says UNICEF

Dec 17, 2021

New York [US], December 18 : Despite the rise in the cases of COVID-19 due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant, nationwide school closures...

UN lacks credibility and, to large degree, effectiveness: Jaishankar

Sep 29, 2023

Reiterating the need for reforms in the United Nations, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said the world body lacks credibility and, to a...

UN registers 300 unaccompanied Afghan children, some flown to Germany, Qatar

Sep 07, 2021

New York [US], September 7 : The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) dispatched teams to Germany and Qatar to aid efforts by authorities to locate...