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Guterres urges world to ‘work together in solidarity’ as US moves to re-join WHO

Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - 10:47 PM

The United Nations Secretary-General on Wednesday welcomed the announcement by President Joe Biden that the United States will re-engage with the World Health Organization (WHO) and continue to be a full participant in advancing global health and

Get COVID-19 vaccinations for ‘high-risk’ populations underway within 100 days worldwide, Tedros urges

Monday, January 11, 2021 - 3:44 PM

There needs to be a “collective commitment” to get vaccinations underway worldwide for health workers and others who are at high risk of catching COVID-19, within the next 100 days, said the UN health agency chief on Monday.

Global HIV toll likely to be far higher owing to COVID-19, warns UNAIDS

Thursday, November 26, 2020 - 8:38 AM

Countries should adopt ambitious new targets to tackle HIV / AIDS to avoid hundreds of thousands of additional infections and deaths linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN said on Thursday.