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World Economic Forum announces Davos Agenda for January 2021 virtual meeting
Geneva/New York, November 23 – The World Economic Forum made public its upcoming Davos Agenda under the theme “2021 is a crucial year to rebuild
November 23, 2020
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Oil and gas firms commit to report and reduce methane emissions to help solve climate crisis
Governments, UN, civil society, companies collaborate on robust new tracking and disclosure system Nairobi/Brussels/New York, 23 November – In a move that will help tackle
November 21, 2020
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Chefs, farmers, government and business leaders to call for new food systems in post Covid-19 and to feed 10 billion people by 2050
Geneva/New York, November 18 – The existing food systems, battered by coronavirus that caused widespread famine in poor countries, need fundamental change in order to
November 18, 2020
Health
Health authorities fear increase in measles cases as pandemic disrupted vaccine campaigns against measles, which killed 207,500 people in 2019
New York/Geneva/Atlanta, November 12 – Measles claimed 207,500 lives in 2019, prompting the WHO and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to warn
November 12, 2020
Health
UPDATE: Pfizer and Moderna lead drug makers with over 90-per-cent effective vaccines; rich nations rush to buy massive amount of doses and prepare distribution
New York, November 16 – The US drug maker Moderna has joined the team Pfizer-BioNTech to claim that their Covid-19 vaccines have successfully passed trials
November 12, 2020
Health
Covid-19 has infected 50 million people, killed over 1.2 million but its long-term effects are unknown, WHO says
Geneva/New York, November 9 – The World Health Organization said only “science, solutions and solidarity” can help the world fight Covid-19, which has already infected
November 9, 2020
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UNESCO: End impunity for crimes against journalists; 1,200 journalists killed since 2006 while reporting news; others tortured and imprisoned
Paris/New York, November 2 – Close to 1,200 journalists were killed between 2006 and 2019 while they carried out the task of reporting news to
November 2, 2020
Health
Escaping the ‘Era of Pandemics’: Experts Warn Worse Crises to Come, Options Offered to Reduce Risk
Highlights: Intergovernmental Council on Pandemic Prevention; Addressing risk drivers including deforestation & wildlife trade; Tax high pandemic-risk activities 540,000 – 850,000 unknown viruses in nature could still infect
October 29, 2020
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Treaty banning nuclear weapons to enter into force without the support of nuclear powers
New York. October 26 – An international treaty banning nuclear weapons the world has been awaiting in the past 75 years will finally enter into
October 26, 2020
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WHO, Wikimedia Foundation team up to expand public access to trusted Covid information
Geneva/New York, October 22 – The World Health Organization and Wikimedia Foundation announced join efforts to defeat widespread misinformation online while people worldwide need facts
October 22, 2020
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UN: Program promoting gender equality in the workforce failed after 25 years
New York, October 21 – The United Nations has admitted that a much celebrated program adopted 25 years ago to bring working-age women into the
October 21, 2020
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A basic daily meal is beyond the reach of the poor as Covid has compounded problems caused by conflict, climate change and economic woes
New York, October 17 – A simple daily meal of rice and beans may cost $1.25 in New York but it costs $399.82 for a
October 17, 2020