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Prevailing against pandemics by putting people at the centre, in eastern Europe and central Asia provided a platform for the proposal of a joint revision of social and legal enablers in the region to achieve the proposed 2025 targets. UNAIDS Cosponsors, governments and civil society partners presented their views on the issue and the joint action to be taken.  Based on the regional data, the 90–90–90 treatment cascade in the region is far off the targets, having reached only 70–...

From 8 to 10 March UNESCO coordinates tsunami preparedness in the Mediterranean and North-Eastern Atlantic Format The countries bordering the North-East Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjacent seas will take part from 8 to 10 March in a tsunami preparedness exercise, set up under the aegis of UNESCOs Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC-UNESCO). The exercise marks the 10th anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake in Japan, which caused a deadly and devastating surge on the north-eastern...

11 November 2020 The Committee on Victim Assistance of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, composed of Italy (Chair) Chile, Sweden and Thailand, convened a virtual Victim Assistance Experts Meeting on 11 November 2020, in the lead up to the Eighteenth Meeting of States Parties (18MSP) of the Convention. The VA Experts Meeting was held in accordance with mandate of the Committee to provide “advice to the States Parties in the fulfilment of their commitments under Oslo Action Plan (OAP)�...

Unesco’s drive to address climate change, risk reduction Article by January 23, 2021 After the first round of expressions of interest closed on January 15, UNESCO has reopened the call for young professionals from Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to join a platform that will address climate change, disaster management and risk reduction in the region. With the extended deadline of January 31, 2021, UNESCO particularly aims to attract more young professionals...

11 November 2020 The Committee on Victim Assistance of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, composed of Italy (Chair) Chile, Sweden and Thailand, convened a virtual Victim Assistance Experts Meeting on 11 November 2020, in the lead up to the Eighteenth Meeting of States Parties (18MSP) of the Convention. The VA Experts Meeting was held in accordance with mandate of the Committee to provide “advice to the States Parties in the fulfilment of their commitments under Oslo Action Plan (OAP)�...

The Government of Saint Lucia received six ventilators from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on December 22, 2020...

Program/Project Management Job about Camp Coordination and Camp Management, Education and Water Sanitation Hygiene, requiring 3-4 years of experience, from NRC; closing on 25 Jan 2021

15 Dec 2020 By Jenny Larsen One of the major outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic could be a permanent change in how and where many people work. The restrictions imposed by governments to contain the virus have sent millions of workers into “home office”, resulting in a surge in the use of online platforms and technologies to help employees stay connected, both to each other and to their clients or customers. Curbs on travel have also seen an explosion in the number of online meetings and con...

PAHO hands over US$264,472 worth of equipment to SVG PAHO Country Programme Specialist for SVG, Nicole Slack-Liburd hands over equipment to SVG’s Minister of Health St Clair Prince Social Share The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is continuing to provide “tremendous” support to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), the most recent being a symbolic handover of US$264,472 worth of equipment to combat Covid-19 and Dengue. “Our support is reflective of our mandate to pro...