"COVID 19 - CORONAVIRUS DISEASE"

Uneven development progress is leaving the poorest behind, exacerbating inequality, and stoking political polarization on a global scale, according to a new report released today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). UNIFEED

World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus said a new pandemic accord being negotiated in Geneva will “help countries drive a more equitable response” and will “boost collectively health safeguarding,” as well as “enhance cooperation.” WHO

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “As the northern hemisphere winter approaches, we continue to see concerning trends for COVID-19. Among the relatively few countries that report them, both hospitalizations and ICU admissions have increased in the past 28 days, particularly in the Americas and Europe.” WHO

Charles Michel, President of the European Council, said, “The United Nations system today is stiff and hobbled by hostile forces.” UNIFEED

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, there are “concerning trends for COVID ahead of the winter season in the northern hemisphere.” WHO

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) top official said that “COVID remains a global health threat” and called on all countries “to strengthen surveillance, sequencing and reporting so we can assess the risk of new variants such as EG.5 and BA.2.86”. WHO

The President of the General Assembly, Csaba Kőrösi, said that while the “darkest days” of COVID-19 have passed, questions just continue to linger, “When will the next pandemic break out? Where and how will it hit humanity? What can we do to prevent it? How should we ensure that it causes the least possible damage to our societies?” UNIFEED

After receiving the Carlos V European Award, Secretary-General António Guterres urged “to heal division, prevent escalation and listen to grievances,” and said, “Instead of bullets, we need diplomatic arsenals.” COURTESY CANAL EXTREMADURA

The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has declared “with great hope” an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency, stressing that it does not mean the disease is no longer a global threat. WHO

On top of the number of deaths and injuries caused by the conflict, World Health Organization expects many more deaths in Sudan due to outbreaks, lack of access to food and water, and disruptions to essential health services, including immunization. WHO