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UN health agency updates guidelines on COVID-19 therapeutics
- UN News
The World Health Organization (WHO), for the first time, included an oral antiviral drug in its COVID-19 treatment guidance.
International Women's Day, 2022 - Women are the Answer to Sustainable Development
- Inter Press Service
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Mar 03 (IPS) - When countries improve their Global ranking, there is rejoicing within the community that progress has been made at last.. but has it and why does it matter ?
Egypt Rushes to Find Alternative Wheat Suppliers following Russian Invasion of Ukraine
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Mar 03 (IPS) - Egypt is scrambling to find alternate sources of wheat after the Russian invasion of Ukraine has put supply to the country in jeopardy. This is especially urgent because the price of bread in Egypt has in the past sparked protests in the country.
UNEP combats pollution, restores ozone and protects seas – UN chief tells 50th anniversary session
- UN News
For 50 years, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has offered the world a way forward “based on a vision for a better, healthier Earth built on the pillars of international cooperation,” Secretary-General António Guterres told a landmark special session on Thursday, commemorating the agency’s golden anniversary.
International Womens Day, 2022 - Sexual Violence Laws are Failing Adolescents
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Mar 03 (IPS) - At Equality Now, we have been on a years-long journey to track and analyze sexual violence laws and their implementation around the world. This work was born after working with survivors of sexual violence for over two decades and observing that women and girls reported similar barriers to justice regardless of where they were from.
Targeting Only Russian Oligarchs, a Historic Mistake
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Mar 03 (IPS) - The war in Ukraine has highlighted Russian kleptocrats funnelling billions of dollars out of the country and investing them in London and other major global financial centres, prompting political leaders in Europe and USA to crack down on this shady money. Russian oligarchs are believed to hold as much as $1 trillion in wealth abroad, often hidden in offshore companies whose true ownership is hard to determine.
‘Senseless war’ forces one million to flee Ukraine: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
- UN News
The “senseless war” in Ukraine has forced one million people to flee the country in just seven days, while countless others have been displaced within its borders, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Thursday.
We Must Carry on Paul Farmer's Work on Social Determinants of Health
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, Mar 02 (IPS) - Paul Farmer, the legendary global health equity warrior, recently died in his sleep from heart-related complications at the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Butaro, Rwanda, the university he co-founded.
With One Million Species Endangered, the Web of Life Is at Risk of Extinction
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Mar 02 (IPS) - These are not by any means just mere figures. It is about the risk of extinction of the whole life cycle. See what is at stake.
Over one billion people at risk of hearing loss: WHO
- UN News
Alerting that over one billion people aged 12 to 35, risking losing their hearing due to prolonged and excessive exposure to loud music and other high volume recreational noise, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued new international safety advice on Wednesday to tackle the rising threat of hearing loss.
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