The Human Rights Council this morning opened its forty-seventh regular session, hearing from Nazhat Shameem Khan, President of the Council, …
Medical/Health Care
WHO Declares End to Second Ebola Outbreak in Guinea
The World Health Organization officially announced Saturday the end of Guinea’s second Ebola outbreak, which was declared in February and …
Africa Appeals for Vaccines to Combat Third Wave of COVID-19
GENEVA – African health officials are urgently appealing for vaccines to combat a third wave of COVID-19 surging across the …
WHO Chief: New COVID-19 Cases Decline for 7 Weeks
The World Health Organization said Monday that while the number of new COVID-19 cases has fallen steadily for seven straight …
The World Bank and the African Union’s Covid-19 Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) agree to work together to deploy vaccines for 400 million Africans
14 June 2021 – The President of the World Bank, Mr David Malpass, and his senior management team comprised of …
Zimbabwe Reimposes a Lockdown to Contain Rising Coronavirus Cases
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s government on Monday is reintroducing a lockdown as a way to contain rising coronavirus cases in the …