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Learn from the pandemic to strengthen workplace safety: UN labour agency
Each year, nearly three million workers die due to occupational accidents and…
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Haiti: UN agencies warn of ‘unabated’ rise in hunger
Alerting that 4.5 million Haitians are experiencing high levels of acute food…
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Seeds of change in Kenya as farmers lead way on tobacco-free farms
The initiative, supported by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and…
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UN health agency appeals to reverse gains lost in fight against tuberculosis
Although TB is preventable and curable, it remains one of the world’s…
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A third of the world remains totally unvaccinated against COVID: Tedros
“This is not acceptable to me, and it should not be acceptable…
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Kinder brand chocolates now linked to salmonella poisoning in 11 countries
The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that there have been more…
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New Ebola outbreak declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The infected patient was a 31-year-old man who began experiencing symptoms on…
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WHO recommends COVID-19 drug and urges transparency around pricing
WHO announced on Friday in Geneva that it has strongly recommended use…
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Protection of older persons’ rights needed now ‘more than ever’: Bachelet
Michelle Bachelet was addressing the Working Group on Ageing, at UN Headquarters…
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WHO welcomes initiative to combat noncommunicable diseases, responsible for 7 in 10 deaths worldwide
The decision was taken at the inaugural International Strategic Dialogue on Noncommunicable…
