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COVID-19 threatens global progress against malaria, warns UN health agency | Global malaria gains threatened by access gaps, COVID-19 and funding shortfalls: WHO
According to the World Malaria Report, released on Monday, the situation is particularly concerning in high-burden countries in Africa. The...
The race to zero emissions, and why the world depends on it |
What is net zero and why is it important? Put simply, net zero means we are not adding new emissions...
Address water scarcity ‘immediately and boldly’, urges UN agriculture agency chief |
Meanwhile, more than 60 per cent of irrigated cropland is water stressed and 11 countries, all in Northern Africa and...
African nations ‘far from ready’ for COVID-19 vaccination drive, says UN health agency |
Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa highlighted the importance of strong planning and preparation for successful inoculations against COVID-19. ...
COVID-19: Testing still vital even as vaccines roll out |
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Gheybreyesus emphasized how testing has been common among countries which have worked to control the virus. ...
Global HIV toll likely to be far higher owing to COVID-19, warns UNAIDS |
In its appeal, the specialised UN agency UNAIDS warned that the pandemic has pushed the world’s AIDS response even further...
A child infected with HIV every 100 seconds, new UN report reveals |
Prevention efforts and treatment for children remain some of the lowest amongst key affected populations, and in 2019, a little...
‘Foundational and necessary change’ needed to heal post-COVID world |
“We need global solidarity and coordination”, Secretary-General António Guterres said at the event headlined, ‘Rebirthing the Global Economy to Deliver...
This World Children’s Day, ‘reimagine a better future’, for every child |
In a joint message, President of the European Parliament David Sassoli and UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore called for urgent...
UNICEF planning ‘mammoth operation’ to deliver COVID-19 vaccines |
Etleva Kadilli, Director of UNICEF’s Supply Division, highlighted the importance of the partnership to ensure capacity for the massive undertaking. ...
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