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India’s new COVID-19 wave is spreading like ‘wildfire’, warns UN Children’s Fund

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A new wave of COVID-19 infections is spreading like “wildfire” across India, leaving many youngsters destitute, the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF said on Friday.
Europe

EU survey highlights support for greater crisis management role at EU level

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Two days ahead of the launch of the Conference on the Future of Europe, Parliament today published the results of its Eurobarometer survey on the future of Europe.

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Europe

Conference on the Future of Europe: inaugural event in Strasbourg on 9 May

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The inaugural event to launch the Conference on the Future of Europe will take place in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Europe Day, Sunday 9 May.

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Health

Early-warning ‘pandemic hub’ plan unveiled by WHO’s Tedros and Germany’s Merkel

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An international hub for pandemic control is to open in Berlin to ensure better preparedness and transparency in the fight against likely future global health threats, the UN health agency announced on Wednesday.
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South Asia: ‘Real possibility’ health systems will be strained to a breaking point, UNICEF warns

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Impacts of the deadly new surge in COVID-19 cases across South Asia are unlike anything the region has seen before, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said, warning of a “real possibility” that health systems there will be strained to a breaking point, leading to evn more loss of life. 
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UN report sounds alarm on acute global shortage of midwives

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The world is currently facing a shortage of 900,000 midwives, with COVID-19 further exacerbating the situation as many midwives have been deployed to other health services, according to a new United Nations report.
Health

Joy in South Sudan, as schools reopen after 14-month COVID lockdown

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The countrywide reopening of schools in South Sudan is a welcome step on the road to “normalcy” for youngsters, two in three of whom need humanitarian assistance, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
Health

UN envoy Gordon Brown urges G7 countries to fund global COVID vaccination push

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Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on Monday for the world’s richest nations to underwrite COVID-19 vaccination in poorer countries, highlighting the need to raise some $60 billion over the next two years. 
Health

Latest deadly Ebola virus outbreak in DR Congo declared over

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The 12th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was declared officially over on Monday, just three months after the first case was reported in North Kivu, but it marks the end of the country’s fourth outbreak of the deadly disease in less than three years, said the World Health Organization (WHO).
Health

Address inequalities to end AIDS by 2030, UN chief says in new report

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Inequalities in addressing AIDS threaten global efforts to stamp out the disease as a public health threat by 2030, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned in a report published on Friday, which provides 10 key recommendations to get the world back on track.
Health

Vaccinated Europeans now outnumber those infected by COVID, but ‘threat remains present’

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Just over 460 days since the first COVID-19 cases were reported in Europe, more citizens living in the region have now been vaccinated, than the number infected, and although new cases and hospitalizations are falling, “the threat remains present”, a senior UN health official said on Thursday.  
Europe

EP group leaders’ statement on the Conference on the Future of Europe

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The Conference of Presidents recalls the importance of an adequate composition and role for the plenary of the Conference.

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Health

Madagascar edges toward famine, UN food agency appeals for assistance

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An unrelenting drought in southern Madagascar, an island State off the East African coast in the Indian Ocean, is forcing hundreds of thousands to the brink of famine at a scale “beyond belief”, a senior UN food agency official said on Thursday. 
Health

Increased cancer risk for petroleum industry workers and people living near plants: New UN study

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People working in the petroleum industry or living near petroleum facilities are at increased risk of developing several different cancer types, according to a new report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARCWHO), part of the UN World Health Organization (WHO).
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UN providing equipment and supplies to help India fight rapid COVID-19 surge

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The United Nations is supporting India as the country battles a major surge in COVID-19 cases which on Wednesday saw the overall reported death toll top 201,000, according to latest World Health Organization (WHO) figures. Confirmed cases stand at just under 18 million nationwide. 
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COVID-19 cases rise for ninth consecutive week, variants continue spreading 

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COVID-19 infections have increased for the ninth consecutive week globally while variants continue their spread, the UN health agency has confirmed. 
Health

Risky business: COVID-19 and safety at work

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The numbers of home workers around the world  have been swelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, putting a fresh focus on the need for employers to ensure that their employees are working in a safe environment. On the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, we look at some of the ways the UN is helping employers and governments to keep people safe, wherever they work.
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Key workers need greater protections amidst COVID fight, new ILO report warns

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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the workplace dangers faced by key workers who need far greater protection to do their jobs safely, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Tuesday.
Environment

Civil Protection: Faster EU response to large-scale emergencies | News | European Parliament

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, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20210422IPR02615/
Europe

MEPs hold final debate on future EU-UK relations before signing off agreement

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News | European Parliament In a debate on Tuesday, Parliament’s political groups argued in favour of the agreement that sets the rules of the future EU-UK relationship. Most MEPs as well as Commission President Ursula von...
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EU-Turkey at centre of plenary debate with Presidents Michel and von der Leyen | News | European Parliament

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MEPs champion women’s rights, express solidarity with President von der Leyen and stress that Europe should speak with one voice on the world stage. In a joint plenary debate with European Council President Charles Michel...
Europe

Opening – April plenary session | News | European Parliament

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, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20210422IPR02612/
Health

A ‘malaria-free future’ is possible, UN chief says on international day

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 Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the multiple crises it has sparked, a growing number of countries are approaching and achieving malaria elimination, the UN chief said on Sunday, World Malaria Day. 
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Press briefing on plenary session Monday at 15.30 | News | European Parliament

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The European Parliament’s and political groups’ spokespersons will hold a briefing on next week’s plenary session Monday at 15.30.

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Japan: UN experts ‘deeply disappointed’ by decision to discharge Fukushima water

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Three independent UN human rights experts expressed deep regret on Thursday over Japan’s decision to discharge potentially still radioactive Fukushima nuclear plant water into the ocean, warning that it could impact millions across the Pacific region.  
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