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During its 73rd meeting, the World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted a landmark resolution to bring the world together to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. It calls for the intensification of efforts to control the pandemic, and for equitable access to and … Continue reading →
The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of the World Health Organisation (WHO). It is attended by health ministers and delegations from all 194 WHO Member States and focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board. … Continue reading →
A review of the origin, current state and an idea for the future of International Day of Living Together on 16 May 2020 by Philip Brown, Secretary of the United Nations Association Coventry Branch. He says that at present this … Continue reading →
In this telecast by the United Nations Association Coventry Branch on 15 May 2020, Philip Brown explores the background to this year’s theme “Families in Development: Copenhagen and Beijing + 25”. 2020 is the 25th anniversary of the Copenhagen Declaration … Continue reading →
Who should advise governments on how to respond to emergencies and should their advice be made public? Former chief scientific adviser to the UK government, Sir David King, believes the experts on the government’s current Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies … Continue reading →
Philip Brown of the United Nations Association Coventry Branch introduces a celebration of International Nurses Day 2020 and the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. He plays extracts from a conversation between the President of the International Council of … Continue reading →
On 23 March 2020 the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, appealed to all warring parties across the world to lay down their arms in support of the bigger battle against COVID-19 — the common enemy that is now threatening … Continue reading →
Once the COVID-19 lockdown ends, tracing the contacts of people who become infected and telling them to self-isolate will be the only way to stop the disease spreading again, until a vaccine is available. This can be achieved by people … Continue reading →
We recently heard the BBC refer to SARS-CoV-2, a name we had not heard before, so we did a little research. On 11 February 2020, the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) [1] announced that the name of the … Continue reading →
On International Day of Multilateralism 24 Apr 2020 and as part of the UN75 initiative, the UN Office at Geneva hosted a virtual conversation on Multilateralism in the time of COVID-19 during which students engaged with the heads of key … Continue reading →