‘Digital dumpsites’ study highlights growing threat to children: UN health agency

The health of children, adolescents and expectant mothers worldwide is at risk from the illegal processing of old electrical or electronic devices, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, in a landmark new report on the toxic threat.

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WHO reveals one-third of prisoners in Europe suffer mental health disorders

14 Feb 2023

One in three prisoners in Europe suffer from mental health disorders, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report launched on Tuesday.

Four in five adolescents failing to exercise for even 60 minutes a day, UN health agency warns

21 Nov 2019

An alarming lack of exercise among adolescents across the world risks seriously compromising their health into adulthood, the UN said on Thursday.

World’s richest countries damaging child health worldwide: UNICEF

24 May 2022

Over-consumption in the world’s richest countries is creating unhealthy, dangerous, and toxic conditions for children globally, according to a new report published on Tuesday by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).