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Message from Director SRH/HRP
Ian Askew, Director, Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research including…
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Protecting citizens from COVID while granting refugee access, can be done: UNHCR
Opening a virtual session of UNHCR’s annual Dialogue on Protection challenges, Assistant…
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Skin NTDs: prioritizing integrated approaches to reduce suffering, psychosocial impact and stigmatization
The World Health Organization (WHO) advocates an integrated approach to control neglected…
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WHO publishes series of profiles on climate change and health in island states
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are among the most vulnerable nations to…
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Deputy UN chief pushes Security Council on global ceasefire, to fight ‘common enemy’
“I count on your commitment to this appeal”, Amina Mohammed told the…
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‘If we invest in health systems, we can bring this virus under control’ – WHO chief
“Public health is more than medicine and science and it is bigger…
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Protect children and relief workers caught up in conflict, urges UN rights envoy
Special Representative Virginia Gamba stated that “once again children paying the highest…
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Countries face ‘critical moment’ in COVID response: UN health agency chief
To be sure, countries are also seeing some two million new COVID-19…
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COVID-19 disrupting critical mental health services, WHO warns
Announcing the findings on Monday, the UN health agency also said that…
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UN Secretary-General outlines priority recommendations to accelerate the TB response and reach targets
A new report has been released today by the United Nations Secretary-General…
