COVID crises highlight strengths of democratic systems, says Guterres

September 16, 2021

UN NEWS—The UN Secretary-General, on Wednesday, urged the world to “learn from the lessons of the past 18 months, to strengthen democratic resilience in the face of future crises.” In his message for the International Day of Democracy, António Guterres explained in the wake of COVID-19, this meant identifying good governance practices that can counter all kinds of emergencies, whether public health, environmental or financial. “It means

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Ex-cops accused of violating Floyd’s rights to be arraigned

September 14, 2021

Amy Fortili, AP News - Four former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights are scheduled to be arraigned in federal court Tuesday at a hearing that could also address some pretrial motions. A federal grand jury indicted Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou

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COVID-19 infections spread through gorillas at Atlanta zoo

September 12, 2021

Atlanta (AP) — Atlanta’s zoo says at least 13 western lowland gorillas have tested positive for COVID-19, including 60-year-old Ozzie, the oldest male gorilla in captivity. Zoo Atlanta said Friday that employees noticed the gorillas had been coughing, had runny noses and showed changes in appetite.

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COVID-19: ‘Unacceptable’ deals and delays, hampering lifesaving COVAX deliveries

September 9, 2021

UN NEWS—While 80 per cent of citizens in high and upper-middle income nations have had a dose of COVID-19 vaccine, that figure stands at just 20 per cent for those living below the top tiers, according to a joint statement issued by UN and partner

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WHO: COVID-19 Delta variant still ‘most concerning’

September 7, 2021

UN News - Even with the emergence of the new Mu COVID-19 variant, the Delta strain remains the top concern globally, appearing to “outcompete” others, senior officials with the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. “I think the Delta variant for me is the one that's

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UN: Climate action essential to cool ‘season of fire and floods’ worldwide

September 6, 2021

UN News - With extreme weather events increasingly impacting countries across the world, the deputy UN chief on Monday underlined the importance of limiting temperature rise to the internationally agreed goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. “The entire planet is going through a season of fire and floods”, Amina Mohammed

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COVID-19: New Mu variant could be more vaccine-resistant

September 2, 2021

UN NEWS—A new coronavirus “variant of interest” named Mu – also known by its scientific name as B.1.621 – is being closely monitored by the World Health Organization (WHO), the agency has said. In its weekly epidemiological update, published on Tuesday, WHO warned it was becoming increasingly prevalent in

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WHO: COVID jabs needed for educators and kids to keep schools open

August 31, 2021

UN News - As the school year begins for millions of children in Europe and Central Asia, UN health and child experts on Monday issued a series of COVID-19 risk reduction measures to ensure that in-person lessons can go ahead, despite rising infection rates. In addition to calling

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Tropical depression in the Caribbean could become major hurricane by Sunday

August 26, 2021

Two Caribbean islands, Cayman Islands and Cuba, have issued storm warnings in their areas following the formation of a tropical depression in the region on Thursday, according to information on the website of the U.S. National Weather Service. Forecasters anticipate Tropical Depression Nine to

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Coming months critical for future pandemic preparedness: WHO chief

August 26, 2021

UN NEWS—The next three months will be a critical period for stepping up global collective action against future pandemics, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, pointing to three major meetings on the international agenda. Although the COVID-19 caseload stabilized last week, after nearly two