Sustainability
COVID-19 vaccine rollout ‘unacceptably slow’ in Europe, WHO warns |
Most countries saw a rise in coronavirus transmission last week, with 1.6 million new cases and nearly 24 000 deaths,...
Vaccine equity: ‘Race is on’ to inoculate health workers and those most at risk globally | COVID-19
Although COVAX has already delivered 35 million doses to more than 78 countries, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom...
Yemen: Arrival of COVID-19 vaccines a ‘gamechanger’ |
The 360,000 doses were shipped through the COVAX Facility, the global equity initiative, and will enable health workers and other...
Climate change top challenge over the next decade, UNESCO global survey finds |
More than 15,000 people worldwide contributed to the survey, which was held online between May and September 2020, and made...
World leaders call for new international treaty to improve pandemic response |
In a joint article published on Tuesday across leading news platforms, the signatories said that the coronavirus pandemic had been...
COVID-19 origins report inconclusive: We must ‘leave no stone unturned’ – WHO chief |
“This report is a very important beginning, but it is not the end”, said WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “We...
More climate action needed during ‘make-or-break year’ for people and planet |
With countries across the world having agreed through the Paris Agreement to a goal of limiting temperature increases to 1.5...
Plastic pollution disproportionately hitting marginalized groups, UN environment report finds |
The report, entitled, Neglected: Environmental Justice Impacts of Plastic Pollution, was produced by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) together with the...
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$29 billion a year by 2025 needed to get back on track to tackle AIDS, say UNAIDS |
UNAIDS adopted the new Global AIDS Strategy 2021–2026 during a special session, chaired by the Minister of Health of Namibia, held...
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