At the UN, Climate Change & Security Must Be Tackled…
Until recently, the question might have seemed like science fiction, but now it is very real. Ethiopia and Egypt are locked in an upward spiral of…
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Combating COVID-19 and Ensuring No One is Left Behind
Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Kanni Wignaraja, and Bambang Susantono
If the world wants to beat back the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure no one is left…
Reopening schools cannot wait: UNICEF and UNESCO
Jose Kalathil | NEW DELHI
COVID-19 pandemic has affected education of 156 million students in 19 countries. This cannot go on and it is high time…
Expected 3rd wave of COVID-19 in India likely to be…
Ahmad Adil | NEW DELHI
If a third wave hits India, it may be "very small" compared to the first and second wave, a reputed virologist said, as the…
East African nations resort to protectionism to insulate local…
James Tasamba | KIGALI, Rwanda
Hit by the deadly COVID-19 pandemic and a lack of proper vaccine supplies, East African countries have resorted to…
‘Inequity fueling a 2-track pandemic,’ says WHO chief
Peter Kenny | GENEVA
The defining mark of COVID-19 is a lack of sharing of data, information, personal protective equipment, vaccines and other…
Brazil hits 500,000 COVID-19 deaths amid nationwide protests
Gabriel Toueg | SAO PAULO
Brazil reached a grim milestone of half a million COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, the heath minister announced.
Marcelo…
UN chief faces persistent challenges after leading body…
WASHINGTON
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is set to assume his second term after member states voiced resounding confidence in his ability…
One lakh Covid-19 tests during Kumbh festival fake
Uttarakhand state in northern India has ordered a police inquiry into allegations of private labs filing fake Covid reports.
Media reports…