India’s prime minister said Friday his government is willing to address the concerns of tens of thousands of farmers who are blocking key highways in a protest against
A pupil wearing a face mask has her body temperature checked at a school in Kampala, capital of Uganda, on Dec. 14, 2020. /Xinhua The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continen
The President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) told journalists on Wednesday, Equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines will represent an "acid test" for the international communit
The global scheme to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to poorer countries faces a "very high" risk of failure, potentially leaving nations home to billions of people with no access to vaccines until as late
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine began leaving the company's Michigan factory on Sunday, ready to be injected into the arms of millions of the most vulnerable Americans as the global death toll t
01:57 With COVID-19 vaccines on the horizon, the United Nations is working with countries and vaccine developers to ensure that doses reach everyone in need, especially in vulnerable p
02:47 With rising unemployment and a spike of COVID-19 infections and deaths in Brazil, refugees living in Latin America's biggest country are oneof the most socially vulnerable groups
There are fears that as a result of lockdowns triggered by the pandemic, many people may be at a higher risk of deficiency.
Thousands of Indian farmers from the country's northern states of Punjab and Haryana are marching to the capital city New Delhi, in protest against the recently passed farm laws, according to loca
02:34 Editor's note: November25 marks the commencement of a global campaign – 16 Days of Activism to End Violence against Women and Girls. Smriti Aryal, Head of the Office for UN Women
Australian scientists pushed on Monday to list the platypus as a vulnerable species after a report showed the habitat of the semi-aquatic native mammal had shrunk more than a fifth in the last 30
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned of a slowing momentum in global economy recovery as infection rates are still high in many parts of the world."While global economic activity has picke
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar during a past event. /Getty Images The U.S. is hoping to have about 40 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine available to distribute by the en
Mohamed Salah. /VCG Image Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah has tested positive for COVID-19.The 28-year-old tested positive while on international duty, having arrived in Egypt earli
Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. /VCG Photo The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, is in West Africa and the Sahel for a two-week visit in
VCG Image The European Union has approved an additional €17.2 million through the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF) to support COVID-19 preparedness in Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan.C
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for efforts to protect the planet from the debilitating effects of war.In his message for the International Day for Preventing the E
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