The one-year transition period serves to mitigate experts' concerns about confusion caused by a name change in the middle of a global outbreak. It also gives time to complete the International Classification of Diseases update process and to update WHO...
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When Russia and Ukraine eventually restart peace talks, involving women – or not – could be a key factor in an agreement...
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet expressed criticism at the pressure she is under over publishing a report into the human rights situation...
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The current strains of the monkeypox virus have new nomenclature according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO stated in a statement that this...
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More than 140 aid workers were killed over the course of 2021, the Geneva-based UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on...
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The World Economic Forum (WEF) on Thursday highlighted the need to fully understand the scope and scale of the challenge for the key industrial sectors...
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In an explanation of the vote, Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, pointed out that the Security Council's sanctions on the DRC...
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Guterres said that road fatalities are closely linked to poor infrastructure, unplanned urbanisation, lax social protection and healthcare systems, limited road safety literacy and persistent...
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In other high-level appointments from South Asia at the UN, Pakistani diplomat Navid Hanif was named the assistant secretary-general for economic development, while Bangladesh's permanent...
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In his speech to the General Assembly after the election, Korosi listed five priorities for his...
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Resolution 2631, which won the unanimous support of the 15 members of the council, requests the UN secretary-general's special representative and...
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