What's New

This 2019 edition of The State of the World’s Children (SOWC) examines the issue of children, food and nutrition, providing a fresh perspective on a rapidly evolving challenge. Despite progress in the past two decades, one third of children under age 5 are malnourished – stunted, wasted or overweight – while two thirds are at risk of malnutrition and hidden hunger because of the poor quality of their diets. At the center of this challenge is a broken food system that fails to provide children with the diets they need to grow healthy. This report also provides new data and analyses of malnutrition in the 21st century and outlines recommendations to put children’s rights at the heart of food systems.

In July 2019, there were 1,111 newly confirmed HIV-positive individuals reported to the HIV/AIDS & ART Registry of the Philippines (HARP). This was 29% higher compared with the diagnosed cases (859) in the same period last year. Eighteen percent (199) had clinical manifestations of advanced HIV infection (WHO clinical stage 3 or 4) at the time of diagnosis.  

By working with communities, uniformed services, governments and regional and international partners, UNAIDS supports the 2,57 million people living with HIV affected by humanitarian disasters globally to ensure that they have access to programmes preventing and addressing gender-based violence, and the HIV services they need.

The cities of 2030, 2050 and 2100 will be very different from today. They will be cities transformed in their demographic composition, in their implementation of technology and in their wider ecological contexts. The challenges of building cities sustainable enough to meet the chang ing needs of the future will require new ways of thinking and working, as well as new kinds of multi-stakeholder initiatives and partnerships. The Future of Asian and Pacific Cities report 2019 makes the case for four priorities and four approaches to realize a sustainable urban future in Asia and the Pacific. A sustainable future occurs when urban and territorial planning lays a foundation; resilience guards against future risk; smart cities deploy the best technology for the job; and financing tools help pay for it all. Getting these essentials right in Asian and Pacific cities today is vital in order to adapt to the demands of tomorrow and to deliver on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the New Urban Agenda.

Tuberculosis country profiles are generated automatically based on data reported by countries and which are held in WHO's global TB database.

Tuberculosis country profiles are generated automatically based on data reported by countries and which are held in WHO's global TB database.

Tuberculosis country profiles are generated automatically based on data reported by countries and which are held in WHO's global TB database.

Tuberculosis country profiles are generated automatically based on data reported by countries and which are held in WHO's global TB database.

Tuberculosis country profiles are generated automatically based on data reported by countries and which are held in WHO's global TB database.

Tuberculosis country profiles are generated automatically based on data reported by countries and which are held in WHO's global TB database.