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The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Acting Director, Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, requested support for full implementation of Africas New Public Health Order to drive global health security, ahead of the 77thh UN General Assembly (Sept 13-26, 2022). In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic spread globally, former Africa CDC head, John Nkengasong, promoted the call for a New Public Health Order to support Africa in building more resilient health systems, and to adapt and cope with ...

NEW YORK — Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla spoke at the United Nations General Assembly Sept. 21, condemning the “ruthless and unilateral economic, commercial and financial blockade” of his country imposed by the United States government for more than 60 years.Rodríguez and Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío were in New York for

King Abdullah II, in his speech to the UN General Assembly, spoke about how Christianity in the Holy City is under fire

JERUSALEM (CNS) -- The patriarchs and leaders of Christian churches in Jerusalem praised Jordans King Abdullah II for turning a spotlight on what they say is the deteriorating situation of Christian basic human rights in the city and throughout the Holy Land. The king, in his speech to the U.N. General Assembly Sept. 20, said, Today, Christianity in the Holy City is under fire. The rights of churches in Jerusalem are threatened. This cannot continue. Christianity is vital to the past and pr

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A former deputy secretary-general of NATO said threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine must be taken seriously. She called on world leaders to deter any escalation in the conflict that would have grave consequences for the planet. Longtime diplomat Rose Gottemoeller, who is Catholic and served with NATO from 2016 to 2019, told Catholic News Service Sept. 22 that action to deter Russias use of tactical nuclear weapons is ne

Prime Minister Yair Lapid took quite a lot of fire Sept. 22, after expressing his support for the two-state solution in his UN General Assembly speech.

A former deputy secretary-general of NATO said threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine must be taken seriously. She called on world leaders to deter any escalation in the conflict that would have grave consequences for the planet.

Prime Minister Yair Lapid took quite a lot of fire Sept. 22, after expressing his support for the two-state solution in his UN General Assembly speech.

UNITED NATIONS (CNS) -- During a U.N. education summit, the Vaticans secretary of state reiterated Pope Francis pre-pandemic call that education is one of the most effective ways of making our work and history more human. Addressing the final day of the Transforming Education Summit Sept. 19, Cardinal Pietro Parolin described how the pope has been moved by strong conviction that through education we can strive for a better world. He said the pope has stressed the need to create an educa

During a U.N. education summit, the Vatican's secretary of state reiterated Pope Francis' pre-pandemic call that education is "one of the most...