"DISEASE PREVENTION"

The World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund called on all nations to accelerate action to make water, sanitation and hygiene - or what is known as WASH - a reality for all. UNIFEED / FILE

People with disabilities face a risk of dying up to 20 years earlier than compared to others in the society, according to a new report launched today by the World Health Organization (WHO) ahead of International Day of Persons with Disabilities. UNTV CH

After, torrential monsoon rains triggered the most severe flooding in Pakistan's recent history, over 1,460 health facilities have been affected. Access to health care facilities, health care workers and essential medicines and medical supplies is limited. WHO

Ahead of the World Chagas Day, Unitaid says that it remains committed to improving access to testing and treatment to reduce mother-to-child transmission of Chagas. UNITAID

UNICEF, WFP and WHO are extremely concerned about the situation in Tigray region where the risk of famine is imminent, unless food, livelihood assistance and other life-saving intervention continue to be scaled, unimpeded access is guaranteed, and hostilities cease. UNTV CH

Briefing by Brenden Varma, Spokesperson for the President of the 75th Session of the General Assembly.

The number of schoolchildren affected by COVID-19-related school closures soared by 38 percent in November, placing significant strain on the learning progress and well-being of an additional 90 million students globally. UNICEF

Welcoming delegates back to the General Assembly Hall for the first in-person plenary meeting since March of this year, General Assembly President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande said efforts made by member states "are critical as we begin the Decade of Action and Delivery to implement the Sustainable Development Goals, or as it is likely to become, the decade of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic." UNIFEED

Launching a new report on zoonotic diseases, the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Inger Andersen, said, “we were warned that the current pandemic was not a matter of if but when. And it is a human failing that we predict, but we do not prepare.” UNIFEED