January 2024

Tobacco use declining despite industry interference: WHO UN News – Global perspective Human stories

The number of people using tobacco continues to decline despite industry attempts to jeopardize progress towards stamping out cigarettes and other such products, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report published on Tuesday. The number of people using tobacco continues to decline despite industry attempts to jeopardize progress towards stamping out cigarettes and other

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Cholera cases soar globally; Malawi, Haiti deadliest outbreaks, WHO reports UN News – Global perspective Human stories

The world enters 2024 with soaring cases of cholera globally, with over 667,000 cases and more than 4,000 deaths last year, UN agencies have reported.The world enters 2024 with soaring cases of cholera globally, with over 667,000 cases and more than 4,000 deaths last year, UN agencies have reported. Read MoreUN News – Global perspective Human

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Europe: 1.4 million lives saved thanks to COVID-19 vaccines UN News – Global perspective Human stories

COVID-19 vaccines saved at least 1.4 million lives in Europe – “irrefutable” proof of the power of these inoculations, the regional head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. COVID-19 vaccines saved at least 1.4 million lives in Europe – “irrefutable” proof of the power of these inoculations, the regional head of the World

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No more going wobbly in climate fight, Trump supporters vow Energy & Environment

For all his bombast, the former president’s agencies hesitated to rewrite federal climate reports or install loyalists atop key science agencies. Some of his allies expect that to change. ​For all his bombast, the former president’s agencies hesitated to rewrite federal climate reports or install loyalists atop key science agencies. Some of his allies expect

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UN Women Executive Board to convene first regular session of 2024 UN Women – News

The UN Women Executive Board will convene for this year’s first regular session from 12 to 13 February 2024 at the United Nations’ Headquarters in New York.The UN Women Executive Board will convene for this year’s first regular session from 12 to 13 February 2024 at the United Nations’ Headquarters in New York. Read MoreUN Women

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