By Lisa Schlein Geneva 01 February 2007 Getting essential relief supplies to victims of natural disasters and conflict is critical for their survival. These emergency goods do not just magically appear out of the air. They have to be purchased. A wid...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 12 October 2006 The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization on Thursday inaugurated a new Crisis Management Center to fight avian influenza outbreaks and other major animal health or food health-related emergenci...
By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 16 June 2006 watch Emergency Room report American medical care is supposed to be among the best in the world. But a new study shows a picture of an emergency health care system that is critically ill. ----------------...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 May 2006 Lee Jong-wook World Health Organization Director General Dr. Lee Jong-wook has died after undergoing surgery over the weekend for a blood clot in his brain. He was 6...
By Pat Harris Washington, DC 18 May 2006 watch Morning After Pill report A new advertising campaign in the U.S. tells women to get a prescription for emergency contraception before they need it. VOA's...
By David Gollust State Department 09 May 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the United States is sending $10 million in emergency medical aid to the Pale...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 04 May 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is pleading with influential countries to pressure Darfur's warring parties to bring their peace talks to a successful co...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Manila 04 March 2006 Gloria Arroyo delivers speech on national television The Philippine government ended the week-old state of emergency Friday, saying the threat of a coup ha...
Broadcast: Feb 18, 2003 By George grow VOICE ONE: This is Phoebe Zimmerman. VOICE TWO: And this is Doug Johnson, with science in the news, VOA Special English program about recent developments in scie...
UN Issues Urgent Appeal for Emergency Aid to Haiti Jim Teeple The United Nations on Tuesday issued an urgent appeal for emergency aid to Haiti to help Haitians who are affected by political turmoil ....