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The world is currently facing a shortage of 900,000 midwives, which represents a third of the required global midwifery workforce. That is according to a report published by the UNFPA, WHO and others. The report says the COVID-19 crisis has…
UN economists have found that parts of the online economy have boomed since COVID-19 began, while some pre-pandemic big-hitters have seen a reversal of their fortunes in the last year, amid widespread movement restrictions. According to UN trade and development experts UNCTAD,…
Bill Gates, co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft, said in a tweet on Monday that he and his wife, Melinda Gates, will be splitting up after 27 years. Financial details are not yet clear. Bill Gates owns 1.37% of Microsoft’s…
The World Health Organization has warned that the risk of covid19 resurgence remains high in several African countries due to poor adherence to public health measures, mass gatherings, low testing and vaccinations. According to the UN health body, while three…
A new study has found gender and gender-based violence against journalists to be on the rise. According to a new report by UNESCO, three out of four women are victims of online violence. A document published over the weekend as…
A French NGO said its search and rescue vessel rescued over 230 migrants from two rubber boats off the coast of Libya on Tuesday. “Today, the #OceanViking rescued 236 people from 2 overcrowded rubber boats in distress in international waters,…
The European Union said Monday it has launched legal action against pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca over coronavirus vaccine delivery shortfalls that hampered efforts to kickstart inoculations across the bloc. EU spokesman Stefan De Keer-smaecker said the Commission has started last Friday…
The United States and other countries hiked their targets for slashing greenhouse gas emissions. Leaders of 40 countries made this declaration Thursday at a global climate summit hosted by President Joe Biden, an event meant to resurrect U.S. leadership in…
Pope Francis on Sunday decried as shameful the deaths of 130 migrants in the Mediterranean, saying they pleaded for two days for help for their overcrowded, foundering rubber dinghy in the sea off Libya but potential rescuers choose “to look…
Researchers from the University of Oxford and their partners on Friday reported findings from a Phase IIb trial of a candidate malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, which demonstrated high-level efficacy of 77% over 12-months of follow-up. In their findings published in the…
While immunization services have started to recover from disruptions caused by COVID-19, millions of children remain vulnerable to deadly diseases, the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance warned today during World Immunization Week. The warning highlights…
The World Trade Organization chief has called on countries to wrap up 20 years of talks banning subsidies that contribute to over-fishing and net a deal by July. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, urged member states to step up efforts to draft a…
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