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New COVID-19 Law Lab to provide vital legal information and support for the global COVID-19 response
Launching today, the COVID-19 Law Lab initiative gathers and shares legal documents from over 190 countries across the world to help states establish and implement strong legal frameworks to manage the pandemic. The goal…
WHO Director-General pays tribute to Spain’s sacrifices and leadership to confront COVID-19
World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today joined the leadership of Spain, paying homage to those who have lost their lives in the country due to COVID-19, saluting the heroic efforts…
More than 150 countries engaged in COVID-19 vaccine global access facility
Seventy-five countries submit expressions of interest to COVAX Facility, joining up to 90 further countries which could be supported by the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC)The COVAX Facility, and the AMC within it, …
WHO and UNICEF warn of a decline in vaccinations during COVID-19
WHO and UNICEF call for immediate efforts to vaccinate all children as new data shows that, before the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine coverage stalled at 85 per cent for nearly a decade, with 14 million unvaccinated infants …
As more go hungry and malnutrition persists, achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN report warns
Rome – More people are going hungry, an annual study by the United Nations has found. Tens of millions have joined the ranks of the chronically undernourished over the past five years, and countries around the world cont…
Independent evaluation of global COVID-19 response announced
PWHO Director-General today announced the initiation of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPPR) to evaluate the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.In remarks to WHO Member States, Dire…
UN Public Service Day
Honouring the public servants who have been working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.Whether working in healthcare or delivering essential services in the areas of sanitation, social welfare, education, postal …
WHO experts to travel to China
WHO experts will travel to China to work together with their Chinese counterparts to prepare scientific plans for identifying the zoonotic source of the SARS-COV-2 virus. The experts will develop the scope and TOR for a …
WHO: access to HIV medicines severely impacted by COVID-19 as AIDS response stalls
Seventy-three countries have warned that they are at risk of stock-outs of antiretroviral (ARV) medicines as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new WHO survey conducted ahead of the International AIDS Soci…
WHO discontinues hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir treatment arms for COVID-19
WHO today accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity Trial’s International Steering Committee to discontinue the trial’s hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir arms. The Solidarity Trial was established by WHO t…
Listings of WHO’s response to COVID-19
WHO provides this timeline of the organization’s COVID-19 response activities for general information. WHO will update the timeline on a regular basis and in light of evolving events and new information. Unless noted oth…
ACT-Accelerator update
The tools developed will benefit the whole world, and by saving lives and reducing severe COVID-19 disease, contribute to the goal of protecting health systems and restoring full societal and economic activity globally i…
IOC joins forces with WHO and the United Nations to fight COVID-19
The International Olympic Committee and WHO together with the United Nations launch a partnership to encourage individuals and communities around the world to be #HEALTHYTogether. The three partners and Olympic athletes …
The World Health Organization reminds public to remain vigilant through Mr Bean’s Essential COVID-19 Checklist
Public Service Announcement reminds people about the importance of washing hands, physical distancing and showing kindness The World Health Organization (WHO), Project Everyone and Tiger Aspect Productions have partnered…
Countries failing to prevent violence against children, agencies warn
Half of the world’s children, or approximately 1 billion children each year are affected by physical, sexual or psychological violence, suffering injuries, disabilities and death, because countries have failed to follow …
WHO welcomes preliminary results about dexamethasone use in treating critically ill COVID-19 patients
The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the initial clinical trial results from the United Kingdom (UK) that show dexamethasone, a corticosteroid, can be lifesaving for patients who are critically ill with COVID-19.…
A cluster of COVID-19 in Beijing, People’s Republic of China
WHO is following up with Chinese authorities about a cluster of COVID-19 cases in Beijing, People’s Republic of China.Today, officials from the National Health Commission and Beijing Health Commission briefed WHO’s China…
World Food Safety Day 2020: UN experts in Facebook live event on 5 June 2020
On 7 June 2020, the United Nations will mark the second global World Food Safety Day, led by two of its specialized agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organiz…
Statement from Dr Mike Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme at the Yemen High-level Pledging Conference
(Thank you Mark, Shukran Dr. Al Rabeeah)I am speaking today on behalf of WHO Director-General Dr Tedros, and of Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region Excellencies, distinguished…
Stop tobacco industry exploitation of children and young people
The World Health Organization is today launching a new kit for school students aged 13-17 to alert them to the tobacco industry tactics used to hook them to addictive products. Every year the tobacco industry invests mor…