Countries set to adopt ‘vital’ pandemic preparedness accord
The stakes are high for this year’s World Health Assemblythe UN’s premier health forum, where officials will tackle a sweeping
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Pandemic accord can be a ‘gamechanger’ for marginalised communities, says youth advocate
Mr. Hassan and his fellow Youth Councillors advise and actively engage with the WHO Director-General and the agency’s senior leadership,
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Former Energy Ministers from Saint Lucia and Uruguay Named REN21 Renewable Energy Champions
Dr James Fletcher (left) and Ramón Méndez Galain (right) at the launch of the REN21 Renewable Energy Champions Initiative in
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Armed Gangs Expand Their Control in the Centre Department of Haiti
Wide shot of the site for displaced people hosted at Marie-Jeanne school in Port-au-Prince, where 7,000 people live in overcrowded
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UN warns of growing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza
In a statement released by the UN Humanitarian Country Team – which leads coordinated relief efforts across the Occupied Palestinian
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World Immunization Week Highlights the Urgency of Global Vaccine Access
by Oritro Karim (united nations) Wednesday, April 30, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Apr 30 (IPS) – For 2025, the
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The Disappeared: Mexico’s Industrial-Scale Human Rights Crisis
Credit: Raquel Cunha/Reuters via Gallo Images Opinion by ines m poudadela (Montevideo, Uruguay) Monday, April 28, 2025 Inter Press Service
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Koreas Troubled Waters: Traditional Women Divers Protecting an Ocean in Crisis
Chunsuk Son and Myeonghyo Ko are a mother-daughter duo who belong to a community of 13 highly skilled divers in
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Gaza: UN official warns of ‘assault on dignity’ as blockade cripples humanitarian response
Speaking to journalists in Gaza City, Jonathan Whittall, local Head of Office for the UN aid coordination wing, OCHApainted a
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Venezuela’s Oil trapped in Hurricane Trump’s Onslaught
Oil extraction in the Orinoco Belt, southeastern Venezuela. The crude extracted from this rich basin is very heavy and requires
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