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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.
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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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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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Alert over shortage of new drugs for ‘world’s most dangerous bacteria’  

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A lack of new treatments for common infections has left people dangerously exposed to the “world’s most dangerous bacteria”, the UN health agency said on Thursday. 
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New global compact aims to drive down diabetes deaths, boost insulin access

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Increasing access to affordable insulin is among the objectives of the new Global Diabetes Compact, launched on Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO), 100 years after the discovery of the life-saving medicine. 
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WHO and partners urge countries to halt sales of wild mammals at food markets

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The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have called for countries to suspend sales of live wild mammals in traditional food markets, also known as “wet markets”, in efforts to prevent the emergence of new deadly diseases, such as COVID-19. 
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COVID ‘long way from over’ as cases and deaths surge – WHO

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The COVID-19 pandemic is “a long way from over” but there are many reasons to be optimistic and it’s possible the pandemic can be brought under control “within months”, the head of the UN health agency said on Monday. 
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FROM THE FIELD: providing hope for those living with HIV in Yemen

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Living with HIV in Yemen, a country mired in a seemingly interminable conflict, is particularly challenging, with medical supplies hard to come by, and only around half of all health facilities fully operational.
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Low-income countries have received just 0.2 per cent of all COVID-19 shots given

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The vast majority of COVID-19 vaccines administered have so far gone to wealthy nations, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday. 
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Migrants left stranded and without assistance by COVID-19 lockdowns 

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Travel restrictions during the COVID pandemic have been particularly hard on refugees and migrants who move out of necessity, stranding millions from home, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Thursday. 
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COVID-19: WHO chief outlines five ‘vital changes’ to address inequities

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Investing in equitable production and access to COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments, is among five “vital changes” the world needs to make this year to address the inequalities the pandemic has exacerbated, the UN’s top health official said, marking World Health Day on Wednesday. 
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COVID-19 lays bare social inequality says UN chief, as COVAX doses top 36 million

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The COVID crisis "has revealed how unequal our societies are” said the UN chief in his message for World Health Day released on Monday.
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Secretary-General welcomes US decision to lift sanctions against ICC officials

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the decision by the United States to lift sanctions and visa restrictions against officials with the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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First Person: A diabetes fighter in Eswatini pours all her efforts into beating COVID-19

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Dumsile Mavuso, the founder and head of Eswatini’s first national association for people with diabetes, is now bringing her knowledge and experience to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, in collaboration with the Government and the UN.
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Use COVID-19 recovery to make inclusion ‘a reality’, UN chief says on World Day

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Building a more inclusive and accessible world that recognizes the contributions of all people, including persons with disabilities must be a “key goal” as countries work to recover from COVID-19 pandemic, United Nations Secretary-General said on Friday commemorating the World Autism Awareness Day. 
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COVID-19 origins report inconclusive: We must ‘leave no stone unturned’ – WHO chief

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The report from a team of international scientists assembled by the World Health Organization (WHO) to examine how COVID-19 first spread to humans was published on Tuesday, and was described by the UN health agency’s chief as a welcome start, but far from conclusive.
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World leaders call for new international treaty to improve pandemic response

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A group of world leaders have joined the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) in calling for an international treaty to improve pandemic preparedness and response in the wake of COVID-19, for the sake of future generations. 
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$29 billion a year by 2025 needed to get back on track to tackle AIDS, say UNAIDS

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A new report from the UN agency dedicated to ending HIV and AIDS ( UNAIDS) has shown that investing $29 billion a year to HIV response in low and middle income countries by 2025, will put the world back on track to eradicate the virus as a public health threat by 2030.
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Motherhood on the brink in Yemen

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War, a humanitarian crisis, a looming famine, a health system close to collapse and the deepening impact of the COVID-19 pandemic have led to a “catastrophic situation” in which a woman dies in childbirth every two hours in Yemen, according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA).
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Drug use among older persons a ‘hidden epidemic’, narcotics experts warn

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Drug use among older people globally has risen in recent years and countries must act to address this “hidden epidemic”, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) said in its annual report, issued on Thursday. 
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Global COVID-19 infections rise for fourth consecutive week, deaths level off

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COVID-19 confirmed cases continued to rise around the world for a fourth consecutive week, with around 3.3 million new cases reported in the past seven-day period, the UN health agency said on Wednesday.
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1.4 million with tuberculosis, lost out on treatment during first year of COVID-19

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

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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.
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Do not use weather as a basis to relax COVID-19 control measures, UN agency urges

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The UN meteorological agency on Thursday cautioned that weather and climate conditions, including the onset of higher temperatures in the northern hemisphere spring, should not be used as a trigger to relax measures to halt the spread of coronavirus. 
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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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