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Polish and Turkish innovators among World Health Assembly public health award winners
Professor Haberal during the ceremony at which he handed over the presidency of the Turkish Transplantation Society. Credit: Personal archive of Prof. Haberal

Health

Polish and Turkish innovators among World Health Assembly public health award winners

Professor Haberal received the Ihsan Doğramacı Family Health Foundation Prize, while the Severe Hypothermia Treatment Centre received the Dr Lee Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health

27 May 2022 · 3 min read

Cultural destruction in Ukraine by Russian forces will reverberate for years, UN rights expert warns
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Europe

Cultural destruction in Ukraine by Russian forces will reverberate for years

The attempted destruction of Ukraine’s historic culture by invading Russian forces, will have a devastating impact on the pace of recovery in the post-war era, an independent UN human rights…

26 May 2022 · 3 min read

What sci-fi books should I read?
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Books

What sci-fi books should I read?

Sci-fi books: Speculative fiction has long attracted teens and young adults—the lure of the unknown and magic. From space opera to hard sci-fi, from military science fiction to post-apocalyptic and…

21 May 2022 · 10 min read

Europe: WHO supporting countries affected by rare monkeypox outbreak
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Europe: WHO supporting countries affected by rare monkeypox outbreak

Monkeypox outbreak - The World Health Organization (WHO) is working closely with countries where cases of the rare viral disease monkeypox have been reported, the UN agency said on Friday.…

20 May 2022 · 3 min read

Minimal risk of monkeypox transmission in UK following confirmed case
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Minimal risk of monkeypox transmission in UK following confirmed case

Risk of monkeypox transmission in the United Kingdom is minimal following a confirmed case of the rare and sometimes fatal animal-bourne disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.…

16 May 2022 · 3 min read

Ukraine: Support for war crimes investigations ‘of paramount importance’
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Europe

Ukraine: Support for war crimes investigations ‘of paramount importance’

Investigators probing allegations of war crimes in the Ukraine conflict must work closely together and in compliance with international standards of forensic best practice, the UN expert on extrajudicial, summary,…

16 May 2022 · 3 min read

Mariupol evacuations ‘a glimmer of hope’ in Ukraine war
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Europe

Mariupol evacuations ‘a glimmer of hope’ in Ukraine war

The United Nations continues to explore all options to reach civilians affected by Russia’s brutal assault on Ukraine, deputy humanitarian affairs chief Joyce Msuya said in an update to the…

12 May 2022 · 5 min read

UN launches joint appeal for Syria: ‘Apathy is not an option’
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Europe

UN launches joint appeal for Syria: ‘Apathy is not an option’

As Syria begins 12 years of conflict amidst soaring humanitarian needs, UN agency heads launched during a European Union conference on Tuesday, a joint appeal for $10.5 billion.

10 May 2022 · 6 min read

Security Council ‘speaks with one voice for peace in Ukraine’
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Europe

Security Council ‘speaks with one voice for peace in Ukraine’

The UN chief welcomed on Friday afternoon, the unity of the Security Council in support of peace in Ukraine, while also assuring that he would continue to “spare no effort”…

7 May 2022 · 2 min read

Ukraine: Journalists targeted and in danger, warn top rights experts
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Ukraine: Journalists targeted and in danger, warn top rights experts

Journalists in Ukraine have been targeted and continue to face unprecedented dangers carrying out their work in the wake of the Russian invasion, top independent rights experts said on Wednesday.

5 May 2022 · 3 min read