"HEALTH POLICY"

Fully investing in midwives by 2035 would avert roughly two-thirds of maternal, newborn deaths and stillbirths, saving 4.3 million lives per year, according to the 2021 State of World’s Midwifery report issued by UNFPA, WHO, International Confederation of Midwives and partners, which evaluates the midwifery workforce and related health resources in 194 countries. UNIFEED

Christoph Heusgen, Security Council President for the month of July and Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations, briefs the press on the situation in Yemen, following the Council's 8753rd meeting.

Amid unrelenting violence, spread of COVID-19, crisis in Yemen at its worst, top officials tell Security Council, warning inaction will push country into abyss.

ECOSOC holds a high-level conversation among leaders on global solidarity and renewed multilateralism during times of crisis and in the continuing pursuit of long-term sustainable development.

ECOSOC holds a high-level conversation among leaders on global solidarity and renewed multilateralism during times of crisis and in the continuing pursuit of long-term sustainable development.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The Head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, stressed that “from the beginning, WHO has acted quickly and decisively to respond and to warn the world” about the COVID-19 outbreak. He added, “We said repeatedly that the world had a window of opportunity to prepare and to prevent widespread community transmission.” WHO

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

At the opening of the 146th session of the World Health Organization’s Executive Board at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said “both the coronavirus and Ebola outbreaks underscore once again the vital importance for all countries to invest in preparedness, not panic.” WHO