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Lifting COVID-19 restrictions too quickly can be disastrous for those not
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Swizerland], June 7 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said with the increased global transmission of variants of concern including the Delta variant, lifting restrictions too quickly could be disastrous for those who are not
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Slow jobs recovery, increased inequality risk long-term Covid-19 scarring:
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 5 (ANI): The labour market crisis created by Covid-19 pandemic is far from over and employment growth will be insufficient to make up for the losses suffered until at least 2023, according to a new assessment by International Labour Organisation (ILO).
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IATA urges govts to make data-driven decisions while reopening borders for
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 5 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments to make data-driven decisions to manage the risks of Covid-19 when reopening borders to international travel.
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Vietnam's suspicious coronavirus variant not hybrid strain: WHO
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Swizerland], June 3 (ANI/Sputnik): A suspicious coronavirus variant detected in Vietnam is part of the existing Delta strain and not a new hybrid mutation, a World Health Organization official said.
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COVID-19: WHO approves emergency use of China's CoronaVac vaccine
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 1 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday approved the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac for emergency use, the second Chinese vaccine to receive the global health body's green light.
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COVID-19: WHO renames coronavirus B.1.617.2 strain as 'Delta variant'
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 1 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday renamed the B.1.617.2 variant of the coronavirus, first identified in India, as the 'Delta variant'.
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WHO honours Harsh Vardhan for efforts in tobacco control
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 31 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) has awarded Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan with 'WHO Director-General Special Recognition Award' for his accomplishments in the area of tobacco control.
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International Council of Jurists seeks 'White Paper' from WHO on Covid-19
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 28 (ANI): The International Council of Jurists (ICJ) has urged the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to release all scientific and medical information regarding Covid-19 in the light of reports that coronavirus had originated from a laborato
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In a first, Special UN Rapporteurs issue joint communique on enforced disa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 28 (ANI): In its first-ever "Joint Communication" from the UN Special Rapporteurs, eight different UN human rights bodies have formally inquired about the enforced disappearances of people in Pakistan from Prime Minister Imran Khan's government, putting a seal on
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India abstained on resolution at UNHRC to set up Commission of Inquiry on
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 28 (ANI): India has abstained on resolution at UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to set up Commission of Inquiry on human rights violation in occupied Palestinian territory including East Jerusalem and in Israel, said Indian envoy to United Nations (Geneva), Indra Man
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WHO seeks more data on China's CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 27 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking more data on China's Sinovac Biotech-made COVID-19 vaccine, named CoronaVac, as it weighs whether to authorise a second Chinese vaccine under international pressure to help distribute more shots.
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Israeli strikes in West Bank may be defined as war crimes if found discrim
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 27 (ANI/Sputnik): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet expressed on Thursday concerns over Israeli rocket attacks in the West Bank and noted that this could be defined as war crimes if found discriminate and disproportionate.
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