Report finds direct link between pandemic and childhood obesity in Europe
May 03, 2024, at 02:56 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased obesity in school-aged children in Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) office for the region said in a new report issued on Wednesday, sounding the alarm for action.
Apr 26, 2024, at 05:57 pm
Smoking and drinking is on the rise among teenagers in Europe, Central Asia and Canada, and girls now match or even exceed boys when it comes to substance use, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report on Thursday.
Apr 22, 2024, at 11:17 pm
Climate change shocks caused record levels of disruption and misery for millions in Europe in 2023 with widespread flooding and severe heatwaves – a new normal which countries must adapt to as a priority, the UN weather agency said on Monday.
WHO says 7,000 avoidable deaths in Europe due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar 23, 2024, at 12:52 am
There were nearly 7,000 excess deaths from tuberculosis (TB) in the UN World Health Organization’s (WHO) European region during the three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, new data published on Thursday has revealed.
Heatwave threat impacts half of all children in Europe and Central Asia
Jul 28, 2023, at 11:49 pm
New York: Half of all children in Europe and Central Asia, 92 million, are exposed to high heatwave frequency, or double the global average, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday in a new policy brief.
Heatwave conditions to prevail in US, Europe and Japan; mercury to go above 40 degrees Celsius
Jul 16, 2023, at 09:58 pm
New Delhi: People in several parts of the United States, Europe, and Japan have been warned against heatwave conditions with temperatures soaring 40 degrees Celsius and above, media reports said.
IAEA: Europe’s largest nuclear power plant regains back-up electricity feed
Jul 04, 2023, at 10:09 pm
New York: The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine is now reconnected to its only back-up power line after four months, but the power situation at the site remains “highly vulnerable”, warned Rafael Mariano Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday.
Europe warming twice as fast as other continents, warns WMO
Jun 20, 2023, at 09:03 pm
New York: Europe has been warming twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s it was revealed on Monday, with extreme weather causing excess deaths and economic disruption.
Feb 24, 2023, at 10:20 pm
London: Some 93% of major metropolitan areas in Europe “shrank” or lost population as a result of the impact of COVID-19, with nearly two thirds of all European cities experiencing the same effect during the pandemic, according to new research published in Cities, the international journal.
WHO reveals one-third of prisoners in Europe suffer mental health disorders
Feb 15, 2023, at 10:14 pm
One in three prisoners in Europe suffer from mental health disorders, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report launched on Tuesday.
Europe: Warm start to 2023 breaks records and skiers’ hearts, says WMO
Jan 06, 2023, at 08:46 pm
New York: The unusually warm conditions in Europe that marked the festive season broke records – and likely skiers’ hearts - in several countries on the continent, on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed.
Europe hotting up more than twice global average: WMO
Nov 04, 2022, at 08:56 pm
New York: Temperatures in Europe have increased at more than twice the global average over the past 30 years – the highest of any continent in the world. As the warming trend continues, exceptional heat, wildfires, floods and other climate change impacts will affect society, economies and ecosystems, according to a report released Wednesday by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
New UN report urges Europe to step-up action over triple environmental crisis
Oct 07, 2022, at 04:39 pm
New York: A new UN report presented on Wednesday to the Organization’s highest pan-European environmental policy body, covering 54 countries, is calling for greater action to tackle the triple environmental crisis roiling the planet.
Europe: Wildfires spread through second largest area on record
Aug 10, 2022, at 10:13 pm
Brussels/IBNS: As wildfires become more than only a scarce occurrence in Europe, they have burnt the second biggest area on record while the region is only midway through its usual blaze season, as per media reports.
Extreme heat hits Europe, WMO warns of frequent heatwaves in decades ahead
Jul 20, 2022, at 07:54 pm
London/Paris: A large section of Europe is fighting extreme heat conditions as temperature is touching record high in many countries in recent days, media reports said.
‘Surprise’ early heatwave in Europe, harbinger of things to come
Jun 18, 2022, at 11:38 pm
New York: Sweltering conditions in Europe have come earlier than expected this year but the bad news is, they’re the shape of things to come.
WHO reports around 170 hepatitis cases of unknown origin
Apr 24, 2022, at 02:03 pm
Geneva/UNI/Sputnik: Nearly 170 cases of hepatitis of unknown origin among children are being reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), which says that there has been at least one death already.
Europe: Omicron wave threatens to overwhelm health workers in weeks
Jan 12, 2022, at 05:39 pm
New York: With forecasts indicating more than 50 per cent of Europeans are likely to become infected with the Omicron variant in the next six to eight weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that health workers still bear the greatest burden.
Belgium detects Europe's first case of new COVID variant
Nov 27, 2021, at 04:39 am
Brussels/IBNS: Belgium on Friday detected its first case of the new variant of COVID-19, which also marks the first infection in Europe, media reports said.
Europe hits highest weekly COVID-19 cases since pandemic began
Nov 13, 2021, at 09:42 pm
New York: Almost two million cases of COVID-19 were reported in Europe last week, the most in a single week in that region since the pandemic started, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
COVID-19: Europe and Central Asia, epicentre of new rise
Nov 05, 2021, at 06:43 pm
New York: About 22 months since the first cases of COVID-19 were reported, and almost a year since the first vaccines were approved, reported cases and deaths from the virus are increasing again.
Vaccinated Europeans now outnumber those infected by COVID, but ‘threat remains present’
Apr 30, 2021, at 06:29 pm
New York: Just over 460 days since the first COVID-19 cases were reported in Europe, more citizens living in the region have now been vaccinated, than the number infected, and although new cases and hospitalizations are falling, “the threat remains present”, a senior UN health official said on Thursday.
COVID-19 vaccine rollout ‘unacceptably slow’ in Europe, WHO warns
Apr 02, 2021, at 09:35 pm
New York: Rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in Europe is “unacceptably slow” as new cases increase among practically all age groups there, according to the regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO), which covers 53 countries and territories.
New COVID-19 strain detected in 8 European countries: WHO
Dec 26, 2020, at 02:56 pm
London: The World Health Organization has said the new strain of COVID-19 has been detected in eight European countries so far.
WHO alerts Europe might witness third COVID-19 wave in 2021
Nov 23, 2020, at 12:22 am
Moscow/UNI: David Nabarro, a special envoy of the World Health Organization (WHO), in an interview with the Swiss Badener Tagblatt newspaper on Sunday warned of the danger of a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Europe in early 2021.
COVID-19 rise in Europe a great concern, says WHO regional chief
Oct 16, 2020, at 03:49 pm
New York: COVID-19 is now the fifth leading cause of death in Europe, where nearly 700,000 cases were reported this week: the highest weekly incidence since the pandemic began in March, the regional head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) told journalists on Thursday.
COVID-19 pandemic situation in Europe worsening: WHO
Sep 21, 2020, at 12:17 am
Belgrade/UNI: The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the epidemiological situation in Europe, particularly the Balkans is worsening due to the failure of the public to comply with the measures adopted against COVID-19.
WHO alerts weekly cases in Europe eclipse March peak
Sep 18, 2020, at 01:20 pm
Geneva/UNI: The World Health Organisation(WHO) said on Thursday that there has been a significant increase in the number of weekly COVID cases being reported across Europe and that it has exceeded the numbers reported in March when the pandemic first peaked.
COVID-19 death toll in Europe surpasses 21,000, Spain sees new daily high
Mar 30, 2020, at 12:29 pm
Brussels/Xinhua/UNI: The COVID-19 pandemic continued to ravage Europe, with the death toll in the region climbing to over 21,000 out of more than 360,000 confirmed cases.
Measles in Europe: infection rates highest in a decade, says UN health agency
Feb 08, 2019, at 08:49 am
New York, Feb 8 (IBNS): Although more children than ever before are being vaccinated against measles across Europe, overall infection rates are the highest in a decade, and a three-fold increase on last year, according to new datapublished on Thursday by the World Health Organization (WHO).