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EU-UK: MEPs still in favour of agreement, but welcome no-deal preparations | News | European Parliament

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, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20201213IPR93805/
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EU institutions establish common priorities for 2021 and until next elections | News | European Parliament

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On Thursday, the EP President signed a common list of key legislative proposals for 2021, after the Council and Commission Presidents had done so earlier this week.

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European Parliament approves temporary rules to keep Eurotunnel working

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MEPs adopted temporary measures to keep the tunnel railway connection between continental Europe and the UK running after the end of the transition period.
Committee on Transport and Tourism

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EU-UK: Statement of the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament

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The Conference of Presidents of Parliament’s political groups issued the following statement after meeting EU Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier on Thursday.

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MEPs debate EU summit results on long-term budget, rule of law, climate | News | European Parliament

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, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20201213IPR93804/
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UN experts raise concern over charges against US indigenous leader and rights defender 

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Independent UN human rights experts expressed serious concern on Friday over the arrest and charges brought against an indigenous leader, for peacefully protesting a political rally held last July at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, located on treaty lands of the Great Sioux Nation. 
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Sakharov Prize 2020: press conference

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Sakharov Prize laureates Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Veranika Tsapkala will join EP President David Sassoli for a press conference on Wednesday at 12.40 CET.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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‘Generation disrupted’ lays out plan to take on coronavirus through major youth mobilization

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A new ground-breaking global youth initiative was launched on Monday to invest in and scale up youth-led solutions and engagement, in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Opening – December plenary session | News | European Parliament

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, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20201211IPR93628/
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Avert ‘dire consequences’ for women’s health, UNFPA urges in appeal to prevent maternal deaths

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The UN agency dedicated to improving reproductive and maternal health worldwide (UNFPA) appealed on Monday for $2.5 billion by 2030 to help avert potential “dire consequences” surrounding pregnancies and maternal deaths.
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Press briefing on plenary session at 15.00 today | News | European Parliament

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The European Parliament’s and political groups’ spokespersons will hold a briefing on this week’s plenary session at 15.00 today.

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Water, hygiene woes at health facilities putting lives at risk: UN report

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Lack of basic water and sanitation services at health facilities has put about 1.8 billion health workers and patients at higher risk of COVID-19 and other diseases, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have said. 
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World must invest in strong health systems that protect everyone — now and into the future

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The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed just how important it is for all countries to have strong health systems that provide the entire population with quality services when and where they need them, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed.
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Non-communicable diseases killing more people than ever before: UN health agency

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Non-communicable diseases account for 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, a sharp increase from two decades ago, and heart disease remains the leading cause of death globally, a new UN World Health Organization (WHO) study has found. 
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Press Conference by EP President Sassoli on summit, Brexit and long-term budget | News | European Parliament

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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 14.30.

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New WHO campaign to help COVID-era quitters kick the habit

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The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, announced the start of a year-long global campaign to help people quit tobacco, with millions citing the threat of COVID-19 as a new incentive to give up the habit.  
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Shutting school systems, wrong response to COVID-19, UNICEF says

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Countries fighting the coronavirus should not impose nationwide or large-scale school closures, which is the wrong response and compounds the societal cost of the disease, with 320 million children locked out of school at the start of December, the UN children’s agency UNICEF said on Tuesday.  
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First Person: COVID education is child’s play for Thai UN volunteer

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An innovative initiative to provide child-friendly information about COVID-19 has been launched by a UN volunteer (UNV) in Thailand who recognized that children needed to know more about the dangers of the virus but also have fun learning at home during the lockdown. On International Volunteer Day marked annually on 5 December, UNICEF’s Rasa Pattikasemkul talks about motivation, family loss and keeping children safe.
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COVID-19: Right decisions now will secure a life of dignity for all

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Critical decisions made now to address the COVID-19 pandemic will lead to a life of dignity for all people, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Friday, addressing the second and final day of the General Assembly’s special session devoted to the crisis. 
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New Africa alliance aims to tackle deadly COVID ‘infodemic’

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A new network in Africa aims to combat the “infodemic” of misinformation online surrounding COVID-19 and other health emergencies on the continent, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday. 
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COVID-19 recovery focus of UN General Assembly special session

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Nations united on Thursday for a special session of the UN General Assembly to survey the wreckage of the COVID-19 pandemic, reflect on the best response, and forge a path to better days ahead. 
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Press Conference by EP President Sassoli and Portugal’s Prime Minister Costa | News | European Parliament

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Following tomorrow’s meeting of Parliament’s Conference of Presidents, President Sassoli and Prime Minister Costa will hold a joint press conference.

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UN urges ‘global solidarity, shared responsibility’ against pandemics, marking World AIDS Day

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The United Nations is commemorating World AIDS Day, on Tuesday, with a call for “global solidarity and shared responsibility” to overcome not only COVID-19, but also AIDS – another global pandemic that is still with us nearly 40 years after it emerged. 
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New COVID-19 infections fall globally for first time since September; WHO chief urges ‘extreme caution’

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Last week saw the first global decline in newly reported cases of COVID-19 since September, the head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, advising that the news, while welcome, must be interpreted with “extreme caution”. 
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COVID-19 threatens global progress against malaria, warns UN health agency

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Gaps in life-saving interventions are undermining efforts to curb malaria, amid fears that the coronavirus pandemic could set back the fight against the disease even further, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has said. 
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