"PUBLIC HEALTH"

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

Countries need to work more together to stop the rapidly spreading outbreak of monkeypox, no matter the nationality, skin colour or religion of the affected population, a high-level official of the World Health Organization (WHO) told the media at a press briefing at the United Nations in Geneva. UNTV CH

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

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced that “the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern.” WHO

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

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said, “the multiple crises we are experiencing are a wake-up call for the much needed often absent solidarity, adding that to turn crises into an opportunity, “the key lies in the required transitions in renewable energy, food systems and digital connectivity – and in investment in human capital, financing the opportunities.” UNIFEED

Political leadership, funding critical for reducing vehicle fatalities, speakers stress, as General Assembly concludes global road safety high-level meeting.

Joint stakeout by Abdulla Shahid, President of the General Assembly; Stewart Simonson, Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization; and Jean Todt, Special Envoy for Road Safety, on global road safety.

At high-level session, General Assembly unanimously adopts resolution on improving global road safety, stresses commitment to reduce fatalities in half by 2030.