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U.N. experts alarmed by Russian security contractors’ ‘abuses’ in Central Africa
U.N. experts expressed alarm over reports of executions and other abuses by Russian security contractors in Central African Republic and over their…
WHO says Europe vaccine rollout ‘unacceptably slow’ amid ‘worrying’ case surge
Europe's rollout of vaccinations against COVID-19 is "unacceptably slow," the World Health Organization's European head said on Thursday, raising concern that delays…
World leaders back idea of treaty on future pandemics
Leaders of 23 countries and the World Health Organization on Tuesday backed an idea to create an international treaty that would help…
COVID-19 probably passed from bats through another animal – WHO report
A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that the virus was probably transmitted from bats to humans through another…
North Korea accuses U.N. Security Council of ‘double standard’ over missile tests
North Korea said on Monday that the U.N. Security Council showed a double standard as its sanctions committee criticised the country's recent…
U.N. migration agency says 2,276 persons died trying to reach Europe last year but true toll higher
More than 2,200 people perished at sea trying to reach Europe last year, more than a third on the increasingly busy route…
U.N. staffer who complained of sexual assault loses dismissal case – documents
A policy adviser who filed a sexual assault complaint and was later fired by the U.N. agency fighting AIDS has lost an…
U.N. body raises global economic growth forecast for 2021 to 4.7%
The global economy is set to grow by 4.7% this year thanks to a stronger-than-expected recovery in the United States, a report…
UPDATED: WHO Europe urges countries to keep using AstraZeneca COVID vaccine
The benefits of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine far outweigh any risks and countries across Europe should continue to use it to help save…
WHO vaccine safety panel to issue findings on AstraZeneca on Friday
The World Health Organization's vaccine safety panel is now due to issue its findings on the AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot on Friday, a…
Italy and France approve J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine, also gets WHO emergency listing approval
Italy’s medicines agency AIFA and France’s health regulator, the Haute Autorite de Sante (HAS), said on Friday they have approved the use…
WHO tries to quash nervousness about AstraZeneca vaccine
The World Health Organization squarely endorsed AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine on Friday, as Thailand joined a number of smaller European countries in suspending…