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Press conference on EP reports on Albania and North Macedonia | News | European Parliament
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Press conference on EP reports on Albania and North Macedonia | News | European Parliament

Standing Rapporteur for Albania Isabel Santos and Standing Rapporteur for North Macedonia Ilhan Kyuchyuk will hold a joint press conference at 14.30 on Thursday.Committee on Foreign Affairs Source : ©…

23 March 2021 · 1 min read

Press conference on EP reports on Kosovo and Serbia | News | European Parliament
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Press conference on EP reports on Kosovo and Serbia | News | European Parliament

Standing Rapporteur for Kosovo Viola von Cramon-Taubadel and Standing Rapporteur for Serbia Vladimír Bilčík will hold a joint press conference at 13.30 on Thursday.Committee on Foreign Affairs Source : ©…

23 March 2021 · 1 min read

1.4 million with tuberculosis, lost out on treatment during first year of COVID-19
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Health

1.4 million with tuberculosis, lost out on treatment during first year of COVID-19

An estimated 1.4 million fewer people received necessary care for tuberculosis (TB) during 2020 compared with the previous year, because of COVID-19, the UN health agency said on Monday.

22 March 2021 · 3 min read

Oceans under threat like never before, warns World Meteorological Organization 
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Oceans under threat like never before, warns World Meteorological Organization 

Climate change has hit the world’s oceans hard, UN weather experts said on Monday, in a call for lifesaving monitoring and early warning services that were interrupted by COVID-19 to be ramped up again, to protect shipping and coastal communities at risk. 

22 March 2021 · 3 min read

Recognize ‘true value’ of water, UN urges, marking World Day
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Recognize ‘true value’ of water, UN urges, marking World Day

The UN is marking World Water Day on Monday with a global conversation on how people value the lifegiving resource in different parts of the world, according to local needs.

22 March 2021 · 3 min read

World health chief pays tribute to faith leaders in fight against COVID-19
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World health chief pays tribute to faith leaders in fight against COVID-19

The World Health Organization chief has played tribute to religious leaders from around the world for the role they have played a vital role in communicating with their communities on…

21 March 2021 · 5 min read

Exploited and marginalized, Bangladeshi tea workers speak up for their rights
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Exploited and marginalized, Bangladeshi tea workers speak up for their rights

Tea garden workers in Bangladesh, who are mainly women, are one of the most marginalized groups in the country, with limited access to education for their children and prone to…

21 March 2021 · 4 min read

First Person: ‘I did it, dad!’ A father's experience of Down syndrome
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First Person: ‘I did it, dad!’ A father’s experience of Down syndrome

Millions of people around the world are affected by Down syndrome, a chromosome disorder. Each year, approximately 3,000 to 5,000 children are born with the condition which commonly affects, to…

21 March 2021 · 6 min read

First Person: Prepare for the next pandemic, says WHO scientist
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First Person: Prepare for the next pandemic, says WHO scientist

New technologies have given us new ways to control diseases - crucial to fighting the COVID pandemic, and future global outbreaks, says the World Health Organization’s Chief Scientist.

21 March 2021 · 4 min read