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WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19

12 June 2020 Good morning, good afternoon and good evening. WHO is a global organization, but we are also proud and active members of the cities and communities we live...
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Improving the health outcomes of newborns is every body’s business.

Improving the health outcomes of newborns is every body’s business. Right from home to the policy level. A. Deaths among newborns Globally 2.5 million children died in the first month...
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Women and girls are negatively and disproportionately impacted by disasters and conflict. These crises affect their life expectancy, education, maternal health, livelihoods, nutrition, and the levels of violence they experience....
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New UN report highlights link between gender, climate and security

Even as countries buckle under the devastating social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, they must consider the links between gender inequality and crisis, particularly in communities affected by...
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In the words of Zahra Namuli: “I’m happy that I have been able to change people’s perception about COVID-19”

“I am in a complicated situation. As a journalist, I take great personal risk by being out and about during the pandemic. As people confined to their homes clamor for...
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Protests rock Lagos, Abuja over rising rape cases, sexual assault against women

Group of protesters on Friday stormed the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in Abuja, and police command in Lagos to protest the rising spate of rape, sexual violence, assault against women,...
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President Buhari nominates Okonjo-Iweala for top position

President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly approved the nomination of former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, for the position of director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The Cable reported that...
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Women hit as Congo faces triple threat of coronavirus, Ebola and measles

JOHANNESBURG, June 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As the world races to stem the coronavirus, Democratic Republic of Congo is racing to also stop the spread of measles and a...
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Thinking through women’s wellbeing

Thinking through women’s wellbeing:  Why do women not get the care they need? Poor women in remote areas are the least likely to receive adequate health care. This is especially...
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