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A new report by Oxfam International says it could take more than 10 years for the world’s poorest people to recover from the economic fallout of the ongoing COVID-19 induced pandemic. It urges governments to act fast and “set concrete,…
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…
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…
Head of UN migration agency, IOM is strongly advocating for governments to respect the fundamental rights of healthcare to ensure vulnerable migrants and the displaced get equal access to the COVID-19 Vaccine. In an interview with UN news, Antonio Vitorino…
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’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…
The World Health Organization WHO has warned of a catastrophic moral failure over the covid19 vaccine distribution. The UN health agency further called on countries and manufacturers to share doses more fairly across beneficiary states. Director General of WHO –…
In a major milestone in the fight against deadly diseases, United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners announced on Tuesday, the establishment of a global Ebola vaccine stockpile, to help control future epidemics. This initiative will ensure timely access to vaccines…
The United Nations Labor agency – the International Labor Organization (ILO) has called for greater recognition and protection for hundreds of millions of people working from home. The agency in a report Wednesday, said the protection of the eight percent…
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…
The World Health Organization (WHO) says despite the discovery and distribution of the covid19 vaccines underway, the world’s population needs to embrace the safety protocols even more. Speaking at the agency’s daily briefing Monday, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus explained that the more…
A UN food agency said Thursday that global food prices hit a three-year high in 2020. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said the food price index rose 3.1% year-on-year in 2020, averaging 97.9 – 2.9 points higher than 2019.…
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