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WHO chief warns against misinformation over global pandemic accord

The head of the UN World Health Organization on Thursday spoke out forcefully against “misinformation on social media and in the mainstream media” which has falsely alleged that a new global pandemic…

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Amid recent slowdown in global trade, ‘green goods’ are the winning ticket

23 March 2023

Southern Africa: Cyclone Freddy aftermath brings diseases, healthcare gaps

23 March 2023
A general view of participants attends 50th session of Human Rights Council. 13 June 2022.

Human Rights Council's 52nd session underway until 4 April. Watch live!

13 June 2022
People looking at photos of missing persons displayed on a wall

Committee on Enforced Disappearances underway: reports of Zambia, Argentina, Germany and Costa Rica reviewed

28 April 2021
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22 February 2023

Extreme weather: UN global early warning initiative ‘fast-tracked into action’

21 March 2023

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