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New WHO campaign to help COVID-era quitters kick the habit
08 December 2020
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, announced the start of a year-long global campaign to help people quit tobacco, with millions citing the threat of COVID-19 as a new incentive to give up the habit.
Tobacco kills up to half of its users, claiming more than 8 million lives each year. Over 7 million of those deaths are the result of direct tobacco use while around 1.2 million are…
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UNESCO / EBU hybrid press conference
08 December 2020
Press Conference Announcement
Vincent Defourny, Director of the UNESCO Liaison Office in Geneva
Liz Corbin, Head of News at European Broadcasting Union
Maike Olij, Co-author "Fast Forward: Public Service Journalism in the Viral Age"
Guy Berger, Director for Communication and Information Strategy and Policy at UNESCO
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United Nations Office at Geneva commemorates International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
08 December 2020
Meeting Summaries
The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People was commemorated today at a Special Meeting held at the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the meeting and read out the message of António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, who said that the COVID-19 pandemic had worsened the already dire humanitarian and socio-economic situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Israel’s suspension of plans to annex parts of the…
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New Permanent Representative of North Macedonia presents credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
08 December 2020
Presentation of Credentials
Teuta Agai-Demjaha, the new Permanent Representative of North Macedonia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Ms. Agai-Demjaha is a medical doctor specialized in internal medicine and public health. She has 30 years of multidisciplinary working experience with areas of expertise in health policy reforms, health education and promotion, human…
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Shutting school systems, wrong response to COVID-19, UNICEF says
08 December 2020
Countries fighting the coronavirus should not impose nationwide or large-scale school closures, which is the wrong response and compounds the societal cost of the disease, with 320 million children locked out of school at the start of December, the UN children’s agency UNICEF said on Tuesday.
“What we have learned about schooling during the time of COVID is clear: the benefits of keeping…
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54 million women and youth face staggering humanitarian challenges
07 December 2020
As COVID-19 continues to disproportionately impact women and girls hit by multiple humanitarian crises, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency appealed on Monday for $818 million to provide 54 million women and youth with essential and life-saving services throughout 2021.
“The rights and needs of women and adolescent girls in emergencies are often overlooked, and COVID-19 has made…
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‘Quickly restore the rule of law’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray, urges Guterres
07 December 2020
The UN Secretary-General said on Monday it was “essential to quickly restore the rule of law” in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray, where Government forces and those loyal to the ruling Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have been engaged in fighting for more than a month.
A Government offensive began after TPLF forces reportedly attacked a federal military base on 4 November.…
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Prioritize health workers, at-risk groups, for COVID-19 vaccines: WHO chief
07 December 2020
As countries plan to roll out COVID-19 vaccines in the coming days, weeks and months, health workers and other at-risk populations should be prioritized for vaccination, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
“People at highest risk of serious disease or death as a result of age, are also a high priority group because protecting them will reduce severe…
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New global hub to study factors driving radicalization and violent extremism
07 December 2020
A new UN office in Doha will advance research into the factors that drive violent extremism and terrorism, the Organization’s counter-terrorism chief Vladimir Voronkov said on Monday during the soft launch held online.
The International Hub on Behavioural Insights to Counter Terrorism will use cognitive psychology, behavioural economics and social sciences to improve…
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DR Congo: Political tensions, armed attacks, displacement and COVID threats continue
07 December 2020
There is a critical need for State institutions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to provide more stability and safety for citizens facing multiple threats, the head of the UN mission there told the Security Council on Monday.
Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative and Head of the UN Stabilization Mission in DRC (MONUSCO), warned of heightened political…
