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IFRC virtual press conference
16 November 2020
Press Conference Announcement
Embargo until Tuesday, 17 November at 06H00 CET
Jagan Chapagain, IFRC Secretary-General
Kirsten Hagon, Senior Analyst, Humanitarian Policy at IFRC and editor of the report
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Launch of the World Disasters Report 2020: Come Heat or High Water
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UN human rights experts denounce ‘concerted attempt’ to erode civic space in Cambodia
16 November 2020
Voicing concerns over increasing restrictions on civil society in Cambodia, a group of independent UN human rights experts have called for an immediate end to the systematic detention and criminalization of activists.
In a statement on Monday, Mary Lawlor, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, said she was “alarmed” by credible reports that at…
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WHO virtual press conference
16 November 2020
Press Conference Announcement
Embargo: Tuesday 17 November 2020 at 12:01 am CET
Dr Princess Nothemba (Nono) Simelela, Assistant Director General, Special Advisor on WHO Strategic Priorities
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Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer
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Geneva Health Forum
16 November 2020
| Tatiana Valovaya
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Excellencies,
Esteemed health professionals,
Ladies and gentlemen,
It is a great pleasure to be with you today for the opening of the 2020 Geneva Health Forum. I wish to thank the organizers for making this important event possible and for their dedication to advancing the public health agenda around the world. Particular acknowledgement goes to the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) – the frontline in the Geneva Canton’s fight for the survival of COVID patients.
The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the greatest crises of our age. Everywhere we look we are reminded of the rising COVID-19 cases…
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First Person: Fighting human trafficking in Malawi
15 November 2020
Maxwell Matewere, a Malawian crime prevention expert with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), has been active in the anti-human trafficking field for more than two decades. Today, he trains officials throughout Malawi to prevent and combat this crime: this year alone, despite COVID-19 restrictions, his work has led to the rescue of around three hundred human trafficking victims and 31 arrests.
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A deep dive into Zero Hunger: farming the seas
15 November 2020
With the world population expected to rise to 9.7 billion by 2050, food production will need to keep pace, and experts believe the Ocean can provide much of the sustenance we need. The second story in our two-part series on aquaculture focuses on the opportunities for significantly scaling up fish farming.
Aquaculture, or fish farming, is one of the fastest growing food-production sectors in the world,…
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Libyan elections to take place in December 2021: senior UN official
14 November 2020
National elections in Libya will take place on 24 December 2021, Stephanie Williams, the head of the UN mission in the country, announced on Friday during a virtual press conference.
The announcement came a week after talks began in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, aimed at creating an executive authority capable of organizing elections and implementing political, economic and military…
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FROM THE FIELD: Reindeers, murals, and the life-saving work of the UN
14 November 2020
A Mongolian child jumps for joy next to the family reindeer, a young boy in Afghanistan receives a polio vaccine in the shadow of a wrecked military vehicle; just two photographs from United Nations staff around the world, highlighting the incredible diversity of humankind and the life-saving work of the UN.
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A deep dive into Zero Hunger: the seaweed revolution
14 November 2020
If just two per cent of the Ocean were to be sustainably farmed, the world could easily be fed, according to experts. In the first story of a two-part series looking at the opportunities and challenges facing Ocean farming, we take a look at the huge potential role of seaweed in mitigating climate change, cutting marine pollution, and achieving the UN goal of Zero Hunger.
‘We are still hunter-gatherers…
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Deputy UN chief looks to ‘new dawn for Mali’, promotes participation of women in country’s transition
14 November 2020
The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed on Friday has been strongly advocating for the greater participation of women and youth in Mali’s ongoing transition towards a durable peace, and the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as she continues her solidarity visit to West Africa and the Sahel.
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