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2021 must be a year of transformation: UN Secretary General

Secretary-General António Guterres told the UN’s 193 Member States on Thursday that following an “annus horribilis” of death, disaster and despair, 2021 must be a year of transformation. Outlining his priorities for the months ahead, Mr. Guterres emphasized that now…

WHO tracks back outbreak of novel coronavirus in 2020

The World health organization WHO on Monday tracked back on the outbreak of the novel coronavirus this week in 2020.  According to the UN health agency, the world in January last year, had just over a thousand confirmed infections with…

ILO warns of lost lockdown generation

The United Nations’ labour arm warned on Monday that Covid19 is causing a crisis of unprecedented inequality and threatening the return to the labour market of a generation of women, young workers and low-skilled employees. It said coronavirus pandemic wiped…

WHO recommends follow-up care for COVID-19 patients

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that patients who have COVID-19 – both confirmed and suspected – should have access to follow-up care if they have persistent, new or changing symptoms. This is one of the recommendations made by…

UK COVID-19 related deaths top 100,000

A total of 100,162 COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded in the UK, the first European nation to pass the landmark. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told a Downing Street news conference that it was hard to compute the…

Joe Biden becomes 46th U.S. President

Joe Biden’s Inauguration as U.S. President has taken place after weeks of tensions following declaration of results by the Electoral college. The 46th American president – Biden’ took oath office Wednesday at the capitol building, same venue where Pro Trump…

UN releases new framework on diet

Public settings, such as schools, childcare centres, nursing homes and hospitals and all other canteens of public institutions, can play a key role in ensuring people are provided with healthy food. That’s according to a new action framework which says…