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HONG KONG -- Chief Executive of China Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam on Friday said that the HKSAR government will gear up efforts t

The death of the first locally transmitted COVID-19 patient reminds us all of the real, grave impact this virus can have – Dr Ali The death of the first locally transmitted COVID-19 patient reminds us all of the real, grave impact this virus can have – Dr Ali Acting Representative of WHO in the South Pacific, Doctor Akeem Ali. Acting Representative of WHO in the South Pacific, Doctor Akeem Ali says the death of the first locally transmitted COVID-19 patient reminds us all of the real, grave...

Fiji receives more testing equipment for COVID-19 Format Suva, Fiji – Additional COVID-19 testing equipment was handed over at the Fijian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) today. The equipment, including four new GeneXpert machines and kits of reagents that are essential for COVID-19 testing, had been procured with support from the Pacific Community, UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO). Amid the detection of a string of locally transmitted cases over the past week, Dr. Ifereimi Waqa...

Load more 2021-04-28 17:02:00 Armenian Parliament Speaker, Swedish, U.K. Ambassadors Meet Armenian National Assembly Speaker Ararat Mirzoyan met today with Swedish Ambassador to Armenia Patrik Svensson, U.K Ambassador John Gallagher and the Acting Representative of the United Nations Development Program the UNDP Resident Representative Mihaela Stojkoska. The participants discussed the process of the "New Armenia, Modern Parliament" program implemented within the framework of a partnership, whic...

Fiji calls for appropriate infant and young child feeding during emergencies to protect and safeguard the best interests of a child Format © UNICEF Pacific 2021 Wong SUVA, 24 February 2021 – Today, the Government of Fiji, together with UNICEF and WHO, called for the increase in protection, promotion and support for breastfeeding during emergencies. “The Ministry of Health and Medical Services is pledging our support as custodians of health, breastfeeding and safe infant feeding practices f...

Israel Can No Longer Afford to Ignore Palestinian Conflict, Including the Issue of Settlements David Suissa is President of Tribe Media/Jewish Journal, where he has been writing a weekly column on the Jewish world since 2006. In 2015, he was awarded first prize for "Editorial Excellence" by the American Jewish Press Association. Prior to Tribe Media, David was founder and CEO of Suissa Miller Advertising, a marketing firm named “Agency of the Year” by USA Today. He sold his company in 2006 ...

Somalia, UN renew promise to deliver health for all, using Universal Health Coverage, urge partners to do the same [EN/SO] Format MOGADISHU, 12 December 2020 – On International Universal Health Coverage Day, the Somali Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), World Health Organization (WHO) and partners, renewed its commitment to accelerate efforts to provide universal health coverage (UHC) for all Somalis. Togeth...

Thousands of internally displaced Iraqis obtain civil documentation thanks to EU support [EN/AR] Format IRAQ - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has provided legal assistance to over 64,400 people from January 2019 to June 2020, including legal counselling and representation before administrative and judicial instances, thanks to the support of donors such as the European Union (EU). In 2019 and 2020, the EU has donated up to EUR 6 million in humanitarian aid for internally displaced people (IDP) i...

Syria, condemning them for the attacks and what happened in syria. they got ten votes. russia vetoed it, china abstained. you also had donald trump do something that probably surprised the putin administration. and that is sending additional military hardware to eastern europe as a sign that the u.s. remains committed to nato, that the alliance will carry out its policy, building a force to thwart any russia action in the region. what -- how do you expect the putin regime to react? >> well, inde...