The World of International Organizations
January 18, 2021
(Arête News) — WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed moral outrage on Monday at the glaring inequity of rich nations’ young, healthy adults getting vaccinated for the coronavirus ahead of poor nations’ elderly and health care workers.
January 18, 2021
(AN) — Thousands of political and business leaders normally descend on the Swiss ski resort of Davos this time of year. But with the coronavirus pandemic still raging, the World Economic Forum will instead meet virtually — to take on mistrust and division.
January 15, 2021
(AN) — Russia announced plans on Friday to withdraw from an international treaty that permits mutual unarmed surveillance flights over 34 nations, two months after U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration abandoned it.
January 13, 2021
(AN) — The U.N. labor agency reported on Wednesday the number of home-based workers soared with the pandemic, prompting the need for more employment protections and access to health, legal and training resources.
January 12, 2021
(Arête News) — A top counterrorism official advised the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that terrorists are exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to fuel “racially, ethnically and politically motivated” violent extremism.
January 11, 2021
(AN) — French President Emmanuel Macron and leaders of the United Nations and World Bank hosted a virtual summit on Monday dedicated to improving the health of the planet and saving its biological resources from harmful impacts by people and climate change.
January 11, 2021
(AN) — China’s National Health Commission announced on Monday the government is “ready to receive” World Health Organization experts this week and work together on an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.
January 11, 2021
(AN) — Pro-independence leaders in Western Sahara want U.S. President-elect Joe’s Biden incoming administration to resolve an apparent contradiction: shifting U.S. foreign policy runs counter to U.N.-led peace efforts in the disputed region.
January 10, 2021
(AN) — Confirmed COVID-19 infections exceeded 90 million — two-thirds in the Americas and Europe, where most new vaccines are being rolled out — with 1.93 million deaths and 49.8 million recoveries worldwide on Sunday.
January 8, 2021
(AN) — The head of the U.N. health agency asked wealthy countries to stop hoarding most of the world’s COVID-19 vaccine supply, telling reporters on Friday it is impeding multilateral efforts to ensure all nations have equal access.
