*[Enwl-eng] WHO sounds alarm over highly infectious virus variants
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WHO sounds alarm over highly infectious
virus variants
New, more infectious strains of the
coronavirus discovered in the UK, South Africa and Japan pose a serious
threat to hospitals already struggling with the burden of pandemic patients,
World Health Organization officials say. The agency this week reiterated its
call for vaccine producers to supply its COVAX initiative with shots to
distribute in poor countries, noting it hopes to begin vaccination campaigns
in February.Full Story: CNBC (1/11), Reuters (1/11)
United Nations
UN chief notifies UNGA he will seek a second
term
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio
Guterres this week officially announced he will seek a second term as head
of the UN when his tenure expires at the end of 2021. "I am available to
serve a second term as secretary-general of the United Nations, if that will
be the will of member states," Guterres wrote in a letter informing General
Assembly President Volkan Bozkir of his intentions.Full Story: PassBlue
(1/11), The Associated Press (1/11)
a.. Iran seeks removal of "snapback"
sanctions from 2015 nuclear deal
Reuters (1/12)
a.. UN warns US over Houthi rebel terrorist
designation
Xinhua News Agency (China) (1/11)
Health & Development
Uganda's preelection measures draw concern
from UN
Authorities in Uganda have shut down access
to social media platforms, attacked journalists and detained critics and
opposition candidates ahead of the country's elections, drawing concern from
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who advises Ugandans to
uphold international human rights laws and avoid inciting hatred or
violence. UNAIDS chief Winnie Byanyima has also called on authorities to
respect the rights of LGBTQ voters.Full Story: UrduPoint (Pakistan)/Pakistan
Point News (1/13), Thomson Reuters Foundation (1/13), The Associated Press
(1/12)
a.. Acute hunger in Madagascar will double
this year, WFP says
Voice of America (1/12)
a.. WHO, UNICEF team with Red Cross, MSF on
Ebola vaccine stockpile
Voice of America (1/12)
a.. UNICEF boss urges leaders to prioritize
school reopenings
The Daily Star (Bangladesh)/United News of
Bangladesh (1/12)
Women & Girls
Zimbabwe lockdowns drive spike in
gender-based violence
Over 5,500 cases of gender-based violence
were reported in Zimbabwe between January and September 2020 -- a 200%
increase over the previous year, the United Nations Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says. Households struggling amid the
pandemic also reported higher instances of child labor, child marriage and
transactional sex, OCHA reports.Full Story: New Zimbabwe (1/13)
Climate and Energy
Biodiversity pledge gains support at virtual
summit
An initiative launched by Costa Rica, France
and the UK in 2019 that aims to protect at least 30% of natural environments
by 2030 has gained support from at least 50 countries following the One
Planet Summit, which was held virtually on Monday. "Until now, we have been
destroying our planet, abusing it as if we had a spare one," United Nations
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told summit participants.Full Story:
Deccan Herald (India)/Agence France-Presse (1/12), The Associated Press
(1/11)
a.. UNEP backs reef imaging project aimed at
protecting biodiversity
The Jamaica Observer/Caribbean Media
Corporation (1/11)
Peacekeeping and Security
Official: Extremism, terrorism stoked amid
pandemic
The pandemic has not slowed the action of
extremist militant groups, which are using the crisis to fuel hatred based
on race, ethnicity and politics, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for
the Office of Counter-Terrorism Vladimir Voronkov told UN Security Council
members at a meeting marking 20 years since the adoption of a
counter-terrorism resolution. Voronkov urged UNSC members to cooperate in
the fight against extremism and examine the factors that drive the spread of
terrorism to help stamp it out.Full Story: The Associated Press (1/13),
Arab News (Saudi Arabia) (1/13)
a.. Rights office criticizes Peru over use
of force on protesters
Yahoo/Agence France-Presse (1/12)
a.. UN presses political leaders against
incitement of violence
NDTV (India)/Agence France-Presse (1/13)
UN News
Highlights from the United Nations
Department of Global Communications
'Not one country has the homeworking
policies we would like to see': ILO officialFull Story: UN News (1/13)
UN Dispatch
Commentary and coverage on the UN and
UN-related issues
"The Siege of the US Capitol and the Future
of US Foreign Policy"Full Story: UN Dispatch (1/13)
Quote of the Day
"Unless a certain percentage of population
gets vaccinated, it doesn't provide community-wide protection."
-- @ProfHeidiLarson of @vaccine_trust on the
importance of building confidence in #COVID19 vaccines.
Learn how #VaccinesWork: bit.ly/3oy4a2d
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