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As COVID-19 disrupts immunizations, urgent action needed to protect most vulnerable children from deadly and debilitating diseases, with WHO and UNICEF estimating that US$655 million are needed to address dangerous immunity gaps. UNICEF and the WHO issued an urgent call to action to avert m

Biodiversity , COVID-19 , Health , Monitoring , Science & Technology / 11/05/2020

Lions and Tigers and Anteaters? US Scientists Scan the Menagerie for COVID

JoNel Aleccia Across the country, veterinarians and other researchers are scouring the animal kingdom for signs of the virus that causes COVID-19. At least 2,000 animals in the U.S. have been tested for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, according to federal records. As COVID-19 cases surge i

Biodiversity , Climate , COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Environment , Forests , Governance , Health , Monitoring , Sustainable Development / 10/31/2020

IPBES report details path to exit current ‘pandemic era’

John C. Cannon Rather than solely reacting to future outbreaks with containment, new treatments, and the development of vaccines, the authors of the report write that a proactive approach is necessary. A new report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Serv

Business , COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Economy , Education , Gender , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Labour , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 10/27/2020

No country has achieved gender equality in last 25 years

Less than 50% of working-age women are in the labour market, a figure that has barely changed over the last quarter of a century, according to The World’s Women 2020: Trends and Statistics, a new UN report. Unpaid domestic and care work falls disproportionately on women, restraining their economi

Aid , Business , COVID-19 , Disasters , Food , Health , Human Rights , Opinions , Refugees , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 10/18/2020

Billionaires need to feed the hungry

Ikhtiar Mohammad While there are millions who cannot afford bread and butter even once a day, there are others who have ample wealth which is impossible for them to spend in their lifetime. “I cannot manage to feed my son even twice a day let alone paying for his medical treatment,” said Hasan�

COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Gender , Health , Human Rights , Sustainable Development / 10/13/2020

One stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds, according to first ever UN estimates

Almost 2 million babies are stillborn every year – or 1 every 16 seconds – according to the first ever joint stillbirth estimates released by UNICEF, WHO, the World Bank Group and the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.&nb

Aid , COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Labour , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 10/10/2020

New global index shows catastrophic failure to tackle inequality across countries

Norway tops index, United States flails at 26, South Sudan ranks last, majority of world’s countries are woefully unprepared for COVID-19 Very low spending on public healthcare, weak social safety nets and poor labour rights meant the majority of the world’s countries were woefully ill-equipped

Aid , COVID-19 , Food , Human Rights , Refugees , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 10/09/2020

Nobel Peace Prize 2020 goes to World Food Programme

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 to the World Food Programme (WFP) for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as

COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Gender , Governance , Health , Sustainable Development / 10/03/2020

Adapting and responding to the pandemic: civic spaces in Southeast Asia

Nicola Nixon Focusing on health, food, and information needs, CSOs throughout the region have been working since the first outbreak to help minimise the pandemic’s impact. In many cases, CSOs responded to the crisis faster, more nimbly, and more effectively than governments. Civil society organisa

COVID-19 , Health , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 09/28/2020

Boost for global response to COVID-19 as economies worldwide formally sign up to COVAX facility

By allowing participating economies to pool financial and scientific resources, the COVAX facility will help secure successful vaccines faster and more cost-effectively, and allow them to be distributed them based on need and not wealth...

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