Page 10 - Inge Ulstein News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Already Up 20 Per Cent, Acute Hunger Driven by Conflict, Instability Risks Increasing Further Due to Climate Change, COVID-19, Secretary-General Warns Security Council Format United Nations Food Agencies Ask for $5.5 Billion to Avoid Multiple Famines Worldwide The world is facing multiple conflict-driven famines, aggravated by climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, and without immediate action, millions of people — from the Sahel to Afghanistan — could well find themselves on the brink of extreme hunger and death this year, António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, wa...

Community engagement and ownership is vital to make sure people accept the vaccine. In low-income countries, addressing all of these issues is no easy task. For many African states, the challenges of preparedness to receive vaccines and implement strategies to fund both vaccine procurement and delivery are steep. Finance, information and technical assistance are therefore urgently needed to support the practical and effective delivery of COVID-19 vaccines across Africa. Furthermore, the 20% of vaccines pledged to Africa is way off the 60% needed for populations to reach herd immunity. The gl...

A U.S. official told a World Health Organization meeting on Tuesday that Washington would join a program to boost COVID-19 testing, diagnostics and vaccines as officials urged it to increase financing for a global response to the pandemic. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the announcement which follows confirmation last…

WHO Director-General's introductory remarks - ACT Accelerator 4th Facilitation Council Format Your Excellency Dr Zweli Mkhize, Minister of Health of South Africa, Your Excellency Dag-Inge Ulstein, Minister of International Development of Norway, Mr Pierre Delsaux of the European Commission Department of Health and Food Safety, Excellencies, ACT Accelerator Principals, dear colleagues and friends, Thank you all for your continued partnership and thank you for joining us today. I would like to begin by welcoming the United States of America to the ACT Accelerator. We’re glad to have your supp...

By Emma Farge and John Miller GENEVA (Reuters) - A U.S. official told a World Health Organization meeting on Tuesday that Washington would join a programme to boost COVID-19 testing, diagnostics and vaccines as officials urged it to increase financing for a global response to the pandemic. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the announcement which follows confirmation last month that the United States under President Joe Biden will remain in the Geneva-based agency. Former President Donald Trump criticized the agency and halted funding. We want to underscore the commitment of the Uni...