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HealthHistoryNewsWHO rejects “vaccine nationalism”, urges fair allocations of Covid-19 vaccine
UPDATE New York August 18 – While giant pharmaceutical companies are competing to produce anti-Covid-19 vaccines, the World Health Organization called for an “equitable access ...
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ClimateEcologyEnergyEnvironmentHealthStart of ITER assembly paves ways for fusion energy era
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ClimateEnvironmentHealthNews featureUN sets strict rules for annual meetings; blames Covid-19 for reinforcing inequalities
By J. Tuyet Nguyen New York – The United Nations was supposed to mark its 75th anniversary this year with an elaborate forward looking program ...
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HealthNewsUN: $10.3 billion needed to assist poor countries hit by coronavirus
New York, July 17 – The United Nations said support by rich countries have been “grossly inadequate” and it urged the G20 to generously fund ...
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FeaturedHealthNewsCovid-19 is making a bad situation worse
Mothers, Newborns, Young Children and AdolescentsLose 20% of Health and Social Services to COVID-19“COVID-19 is making a bad situation worse.” Monday July 13, 2020The report ...
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ClimateEcologyEnvironmentFeaturedHealthGlobal E-waste Surging: Up 21% in 5 Years
A record 53.6 million tonnes (Mt) of e-waste was produced globally in 2019,the weight of 350 cruise ships the size of the Queen Mary 2;$57 ...
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NewsUN General Assembly holds elections under coronavirus conditions
New York, June 17-18 – Constrained by the severe impacts of coronavirus, the UN General Assembly elected its new president and five non-permanent members of ...
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NewsPandemic upends world’s important events from Olympics to UN meetings
Update New York, June 10 – With the coronavirus pandemic inflicting daily infections and deaths in many countries, the United Nations for the first time ...
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NewsWHO Foundation to support World Health Organization’s projects
Geneva, May 27 – The World Health Organization announced the creation of the WHO Foundation, a legally independent entity which it said can be trusted ...
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NewsPandemic to cause drop of $110 billion in remittance to poor countries
New York, June 10 – With the coronavirus pandemic inflicting daily infections and deaths in many countries, the United Nations for the first time ever ...
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FeaturedNewsWho/US
Geneva, May 19 – A majority of the World Health Organization’s 174 assembly members adopted a resolution calling for the recognition of the “key leadership” ...
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NewsUN/Economy
UN: Pandemic to slash global economic output by $8.5 trillion in 2020-21 (Following is the full version of the mid-year update of the World Economic ...
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