WHO convenes experts to identify new pathogens that could spark pandemics
The World Health Organization (WHO) is working to compile an updated list of priority pathogens that can cause future outbreaks or pandemics, the UN agency...
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Global intellectual property filings reached new records in 2021: WIPO
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Patents, trademarks and designs reached record levels in 2021, with Asia driving growth in intellectual property, the UN agency dedicated to those types of assets...
DPRK missile launch âlatest in a series of alarming activitiesâ â UN political chief Â
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Updating the Security Council on Monday, the head of UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) recalled that last Friday, the Democratic Peopleâs Republic of Korea...
Peaceful coexistence is not âutopiaâ but reality, says UN official fostering intercultural dialogue
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At this transitional moment for humanity, it is important to uphold mutual respect, unity, and solidarity, the senior UN official promoting cross-cultural understanding and cooperation...
Overnight blasts near Ukraine nuclear plant are âplaying with fire!â â UN nuclear chief
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Powerful explosions shook the area of Ukraineâs Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), âabruptly ending a period of relative calmâ at the facility, the head of...
âJoin forcesâ for peaceful, prosperous continent, urges UN chief on Africa Industrialization Day
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On Africa Industrialization Day, Sunday, the UN chief urged everyone to âjoin forces to build a more sustainable, peaceful, and prosperous continent for allâ. In his message...
COP27 closes with deal on loss and damage: âA step towards justiceâ, says UN chief
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After days of intense negotiations that stretched into early Sunday morning in Sharm el-Sheikh, countries at the latest UN Climate Change Conference, COP27, reached agreement...
From the Field: In Ukraine, âI have grown used to the endless fearâ
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Living with fear and the daily threat of death is something that all Ukrainians have had to reckon with since Russiaâs invasion of 24 February,...
First Person: Saving lives and preventing the spread of cholera in Haiti
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A community health worker in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, has been describing how she is going door-to-door to raise awareness about cholera prevention. The deadly...
Almost half of us worldwide are neglecting oral healthcare: WHO report
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A newâŻreport published by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday reveals that some 3.5 billion people suffer from oral diseases â with three out...