Three Issues to Watch at WHO’s Executive Board Meeting

By Rachel Bridges on January 15, 2021

Kicking off the new year, the World Health Organization (WHO) will convene its annual Executive Board meeting Jan. 18-26. But …

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The Global Changemakers Pushing for Progress

By Sarah Alaoui and Sueann Tannis on January 12, 2021

From Peru to Qatar, young changemakers from the UN Foundation’s +Social Good community are pushing for change even though 2020 …

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In COVID-19 hot spot, Iran, WHO walks the talk

By Sarah Alaoui on January 8, 2021

After COVID-19 started spreading in China, Iran emerged as one of the first countries where the virus widely circulated, quickly …

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Syrian refugees build COVID-19 quarantine site in Jordan camp

By Sarah Alaoui on January 8, 2021

With the support of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, Syrian refugee construction workers at the UN Refugee Agency’s Azraq camp …

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Virus simulation helped Bhutan prevent COVID-19 deaths

By Sarah Alaoui on December 22, 2020

A mere month before the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Wuhan, China, the tiny Asian kingdom of Bhutan …

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Stories from the Front Lines of COVID-19 in the United States: Sara

By Unite for Health on December 21, 2020

Dr. Sara Hegab is a pulmonary and critical care specialist at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, where she practices both …

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Stories from the Front Lines of COVID-19 in the United States: Anh

By Unite for Health on December 18, 2020

Anh Nguyen is an emergency room physician working at Houston Methodist Hospital, one of the busiest hospitals in Texas.

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Four Global Tests Lay Ahead in 2021 In Reaching Progress on the SDGs

By Thure Krarup and Donna Borak on December 16, 2020

    2021 will be an opportunity to leverage the hard lessons of the past year and work in solidarity …

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Temperature Check: Climate and Environment Experts Look Ahead to 2021

By Pete Ogden on December 15, 2020

2020 caught everyone off guard. The COVID-19 pandemic upended what was to be a “nature super year,” featuring several much-anticipated …

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