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New WHO campaign to help COVID-era quitters kick the habit
Tobacco kills up to half of its users, claiming more than 8…
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Shutting school systems, wrong response to COVID-19, UNICEF says
“What we have learned about schooling during the time of COVID is…
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Prioritize health workers, at-risk groups, for COVID-19 vaccines: WHO chief
“People at highest risk of serious disease or death as a result…
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First Person: COVID education is child’s play for Thai UN volunteer
I am in charge of the Volunteer Leader programme for the UN…
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Contribution of life in soil ‘remains largely underestimated’, says UN agriculture agency
Ahead of World Soil Day, marked on 5 December, FAO launched its first ever report…
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COVID-19: Right decisions now will secure a life of dignity for all
Heads of UN agencies, along with scientists and other stakeholders, are holding…
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COVID-19 recovery focus of UN General Assembly special session
“Today marks an overdue and much needed moment of reckoning. None of…
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New Africa alliance aims to tackle deadly COVID ‘infodemic’
The Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA), brings together 13 international and regional…
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UN commission reclassifies cannabis, no longer considered risky narcotic
In reviewing a series of World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on marijuana…
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UN urges ‘global solidarity, shared responsibility’ against pandemics, marking World AIDS Day
In a message, Secretary-General António Guterres urged the world to not lose…
