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UNGA President ahead of Vaccine equity event: “Enhance vaccination against COVID-19″

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Mr. Abdulla Shahid convening the High-level Thematic Debate at UNHQ on 25 February, an opportunity to share lessons learned and identify the key challenges to distribution by Anna Serafini NEW YORK, 8 February 2022 – “The only way to stop new [COVID-19] variants, potentially more lethal ones from forming are through vaccinations”. Abdulla Shahid, President of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly reiterated to Europa Newswire the urgency of promoting vaccine equity to recover from COVID-19, ahead of a High-level Thematic Debate, he will convene at the U.N. Headquarters on 25 February to “Galvanize momentum for universal [Read More]

SRSG Zerrougui statement on Protecting Education from Attack

Jun 25, 2015 News, United Nations , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Comments are off

Photos by: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire Geneva, Switzerland, June 24 2015 The full spectrum of parties-to-conflict puts schools and universities to use for a multitude of self-serving purposes, including as barracks, or training grounds – even as weapons stores or defensive positions. While some claim there is a military logic to using schools, Governments and military commanders must also be cognizant of the grave repercussions such commandeering has on children’s right to education. At worst, it can turn the school into an immediate target, thereby endangering the lives of any children in the vicinity, and risking structural damage from weapons fire that [Read More]

Ebola outbreak a global health emergency

Aug 15, 2014 News, Secretary General, United Nations , , , , , , , , , 0 Comments

Ebola outbreak a global health emergency-WHO By La Shawn Pagán The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the recent Ebola outbreak that has claimed an estimated of 1,848 lives to be a global public emergency. As numbers escalate, the organization gave the green light to test the experimental serum on patients who tested positive for the fateful disease. “A coordinated international response is deemed essential to stop and reverse the international spread of Ebola,” said the Director-General of the WHO Margaret Chan in Geneva. “Countries affected to date, simply don’t have the capacity to manage an outbreak of this scale [Read More]

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