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WHO raises alarm on tobacco industry environmental impact, human health
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Swizterland], May 31 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed new information on the extent to which tobacco damages both the environment and human health, calling for steps to make the industry more accountable for the destruction it is causing.
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Firmenich signs strategic partnership with ScentRealm in China
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 30 (ANI/PRNewswire): Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned fragrance and taste company, today announces it has signed a strategic partnership with ScentRealm, a leading digital scent technology pioneer based in Hangzhou, China.
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UN welcomes Zambia's pledge to abolish death penalty
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 29 (ANI): Zambia's plan to abolish the death penalty adds to the growing global chorus against the practice, the UN Human Rights Office, OHCHR, said on Friday in welcoming the decision.
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Countries should take right measures to contain Monkeypox: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 28 (ANI): The World Health Organisation on Friday said that countries should take the right measures to contain Monkeypox cases easily and also share data about their vaccine stockpiles.
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Monkeypox cases rise to 200 globally, WHO urges countries to increase surv
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 27 (ANI): World Health Organisation said on Friday that Monkeypox cases have risen across the world taking the total number of infections to 200 and cases have been reported across 20 countries.
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UN Syria Commission of Inquiry requests Security Council to extend aid to
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 27 (ANI): As Syria is experiencing its worst economic and humanitarian crisis since the start of the conflict, the UN Syria Commission of Inquiry has warned the Security Council that it would be a failure of the highest order if the aid is not extended to millions o
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India to seek fairer deal in fisheries at WTO's Ministerial Conference: So
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): India, sources said, will seek certain "carve-outs" to ensure special and differential treatment for developing countries that are not quite engaged in distant water fishing in the World Trade Organization's (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference to be held betwee
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Tedros reelected as WHO head for second term
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland], May 24 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been reelected for the second term, WHO said on Tuesday.
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Mandaviya raises concern at global forum over WHO's report on COVID excess
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland] [India], May 23 (ANI): Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday raised concerns over the WHO's recent exercise on all-cause excess mortality in India in the 75th session of the World Health Assembly held at the global body's Geneva headquarters.
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Amid food security concerns, India may not agree to exemption to WFP purch
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): India may not agree to exemptions for World Food Programme (WFP) at World Trade Organization's 12th ministerial conference scheduled to be held in Geneva from June 12 to 15, sources told ANI.
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US envoy to UN in Geneva calls for Taiwan's inclusion in WHA
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], May 23 (ANI): United States representative to the United Nations office in Geneva on Sunday called for Taiwan's inclusion in World Health Assembly (WHA) this year.
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WHO honours India's one million all-women ASHA volunteers for 'outstanding
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 22 (ANI): India's one million all-women ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist Workers) workers were awarded and honoured by WHO for their 'outstanding' contribution to advancing global health, demonstrated leadership and commitment to regional health issues. Read More
