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UN Security Council demands COVID-19 vaccine ceasefires; WHO pushes for more action to speed up inoculations
While welcoming the historic resolution and upholding the importance of vaccine equity,…
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Syria: Economic decline, rising hunger and surging humanitarian needs
Citing “disturbing new food security data” published by the World Food Programme…
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West Africa steps up efforts to tackle latest Ebola threat
So far, nine cases have been reported in Guinea, leading to five…
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COVID-19 imperils ‘historic advances’ in children’s access to school meals: UN report
According to WFP’s report, State of School Feeding Worldwide, 370 million children…
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First wave of COVID-19 vaccine syringes start journey to Maldives
The shipment is part of “the first wave” of syringes and safety…
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Prioritize vaccine contracts with UN-led COVAX initiative, urges health chief Tedros
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was speaking at WHO’s regular bi-weekly briefing for journalists on…
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UN chief to security meeting: ‘2021 must be the year to get back on track’
“Our global tests and challenges are getting bigger and more complex. Yet our…
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WHO seeks $1.96 billion for 2021 Strategic Plan for COVID-19 Response
The strategy follows the initial plan last year that outlined the path…
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‘Triple threat’ adds to long-standing crises menacing food security in Somalia – FAO
In a joint report, the UN The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)…
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COVID-19 vaccination ‘wildly uneven and unfair’: UN Secretary-General
Addressing the virtual meeting, UN Secretary-General António Guterres described the goal of…
