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As delivered by Ms. Laetitia Courtois, Permanent Observer to the UN and Head of Delegation, ICRC New YorkPresident,2020 has been a year unlike any other in recent memory. States, international and local organizations, the private sector, and communities the world over are dealing with the staggering impacts of a pandemic which is still unfolding.The pandemic has exacerbated

By Lisa Zengarini The Holy See has renewed its call for accessibility to Covid-19 vaccines and medicines for all, stressing that “patent rights should be exercised coherently with the objectives of mutual advantage of patent holders and users of patented medicines, in a manner conducive to social and economic welfare”. No one should be left behind “Access for all to affordable medicines, tools, vaccines, diagnostics and treatment is paramount for a recovery from the crisis: no one should ...

ROME: Human Rights Day is annually celebrated on 10 December. It marks the date when the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) – a milestone document that proclaims the inalienable rights of everyone regardless of color, race, religion, sex, property, birth, language or status. For the annual observance this year, the UN proposes “Recover Better – Stand Up for Human Rights” as the theme. It relates to the ongoing Covid-19 heal...