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Health experts give green light to Janssen COVID jab, allay clotting concerns

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The Janssen COVID-19 vaccine was publicly approved for international use on Wednesday by UN health agency expert advisory board, SAGE, which allayed concerns over clotting events being associated by some countries, without definitive evidence, with coronavirus jabs.
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South Asia: Sharp rise in child, maternal deaths due to COVID-19-induced disruptions

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Severe disruptions in health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic may have resulted in an additional 239,000 child and maternal deaths in South Asia last year, United Nations agencies said on Wednesday. 
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Keep mothers and newborns together, new health research says

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The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, highlighted the risks of separating newborns from mothers, with new research showing that up to 125,000 lives could be saved by keeping them together to ensure skin-to-skin contact. 
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COVID disrupts contraception services, leads to 1.4 million unintended pregnancies, says UNFPA 

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One year since COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic, the UN’s reproductive health agency said on Thursday that an estimated 12 million women have experienced disruptions to their family planning services. 
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‘Some light at the end of the tunnel’ as pandemic turns one – Guterres

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After 12 months where the world has faced “a tsunami of suffering”, the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines represents “some light at the end of the tunnel” said the UN chief on Thursday, marking the anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO) issuing its pandemic alert.
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Regression on ‘virtually every indicator’ of progress for children: UNICEF

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One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, progress has gone backward across virtually every key measure of childhood, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday, revealing a “devastating and distorted new normal” for the world’s children. 
Europe

Future of Europe: Engaging with citizens to build a more resilient Europe | News | European Parliament

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, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20210304IPR99242/
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EU Presidents to sign declaration on the Conference on the Future of Europe | News | European Parliament

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At 13.00 on Wednesday, Presidents Sassoli and von der Leyen, and Prime Minister Costa of Portugal will sign a declaration on the Conference on the Future of Europe.

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Europe

EU Parliament renames two buildings after prominent European women

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On International Women’s Day, the European Parliament's Bureau approved proposals to name two of its buildings in Brussels after prominent European women.

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Health

‘COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate, but societies do’, say women frontliners

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Women doctors and scientists on the frontlines of the global battle against COVID-19 have revealed how the pandemic has exposed gender gaps in both access to healthcare and professional development in their fields. 
Europe

Opening – March plenary session | News | European Parliament

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, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20210304IPR99214/
Health

Woman army officer in forefront of COVID-19 battle in Sierra Leone

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A woman officer in Sierra Leone’s army has been put in the forefront of coordinating the national effort to combat COVID-19. Lieutenant Matilda Mattu Moiwo holds a senior position in the West African country’s National COVID-19 Emergency Response Centre, which is supported by the United Nations.
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‘They all died on the same day’: a Benin doctor on her fight against COVID-19

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A doctor in Benin has been telling the UN about the challenging conversations she has had with the relatives of patients who have died from COVID-19, and how she has used her long medical experience to effectively lead a team of health care workers.
Europe

Press briefing on plenary session on Monday, 8 March, 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 on Monday at 15.30.

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Health

Mental health alert for 332 million children linked to COVID-19 lockdown policies: UNICEF

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The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, says the mental health of millions of children worldwide has been put at risk, with at least one in seven forced to remain at home under nationwide public health orders – or recommendations – during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Europe

Dignity for All: Realizing Social Rights in the EU

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The Covid-19 pandemic – and the measures taken to combat it – have upended many lives. For millions of people around the world, the pandemic has brought about a protracted period of uncertainty, isolation, and hardship,...
Health

Untreated hearing loss threatens nearly 2.5 billion people worldwide – WHO 

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By 2050, around one-in-four people will be living with some degree of hearing loss, the UN health agency warned on Tuesday, in its first World Report on Hearing. 
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‘We sink or we swim together’: 5 things you need to know about COVAX

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COVAX has been trending in stories about the COVID-19 pandemic in recent days, particularly in relation to the shipment of vaccines to Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, the first to arrive in Africa. Here’s a UN News recap of what COVAX is, and why it is so important.
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UN’s nuclear watchdog agency will not be ‘bargaining chip’ in Iran nuclear deal

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The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog agency told journalists on Monday that inspections in Iran should not be used as a “bargaining chip” to revive a troubled nuclear deal. 
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COVID-19 cases rise for first time in seven weeks: WHO

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After six consecutive weeks of decline, COVID-19 cases worldwide increased last week for the first time, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. 
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WHO-backed policy brief calls for action to address ‘long COVID’

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With one in 10 people still feeling ill 12 weeks after having COVID-19, authorities must do more to support them, a UN-backed policy brief issued on Thursday argues. 
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West Africa steps up efforts to tackle latest Ebola threat

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As a new Ebola outbreak threatens Guinea, six neighboring countries are urgently scaling up preparation and response efforts to prevent the further spread of the deadly virus, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday
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Syria: Economic decline, rising hunger and surging humanitarian needs

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Syria’s fragile economy has “suffered multiple shocks” over the past 18 months, with its currency plummeting and joblessness swelling as people struggle to cover their basic needs, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security Council on Thursday. 
Europe

European Parliament Press Kit for the European Council of 25-26 February 2021 | News | European Parliament

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In this press kit, you will find a selection of the European Parliament’s press releases that show MEPs’ priorities in relation to topics on the summit agenda.

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Press Conference by EP President Sassoli on EU summit and COVID-19

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Following his address to heads of state or government during the EU summit, President Sassoli will hold a press conference on Thursday at 15.30.

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