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The Head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, said, “almost all cases” of monkeypox “continue to be reported among men who have sex with men, underscoring the importance for all countries to design and deliver services and information tailored to these communities that protect health, human rights and dignity.” WHO

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the monkeypox outbreak “can be stopped, if countries, communities and individuals inform themselves, take the risks seriously, and take the steps needed to stop transmission and protect vulnerable groups.” WHO

The monkeypox outbreak which was declared by the Director-General of the World Health’s Organization’s (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on 23 July as a Global Health Emergency, could be stopped with the right strategies in the right groups, according to WHO’s monkeypox expert. UNTV CH

In his video remarks, UN Secretary-General Guterres reiterated, “this has to be the decade of decisive climate action. That means trust, multilateralism and collaboration. We have a choice. Collective action or collective suicide. It is in our hands.” UNIFEED

The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF sounded the alarm as new data revealed that global vaccination coverage in 2021 is the lowest in a generation leaving around 25 million children without lifesaving immunization as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continued to disrupt health care globally. UNTV CH

The Emergency Committee on COVID-19 concluded that the virus remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General informed. WHO

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

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, "On COVID-19. Globally reported cases have increased nearly 30 percent over the past two weeks. Four out of six of the WHO sub-regions saw cases increase in the last week.” On monkeypox, he continued to be concerned by the scale and spread of the virus. WHO

WHO’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, "on COVID-19, driven by BA.4 and BA.5 in many places, cases are on the rise in 110 countries, causing overall global cases to increase by 20 per cent and deaths have risen in three of the six WHO regions even as the global figure remains relatively stable.” WHO

Myanmar’s military junta are responsible for shocking violence against children caught up in the bloody aftermath of last February’s coup, a top Human Rights Council-appointed investigator said on Wednesday. UNTV CH