Contents 147 Genetic and antigenic characteristics of zoonotic influenza A viruses and development of candidate vaccine viruses for pandemic preparedness Sommaire 147 Caractéristiques génétiques et...
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IASC Asia Pacific Working Group on Accountability to Affected People and Protection against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Workplan 2024
[Excerpt] Strategic workstream Advisory and technical advice to specific country networks Activities AAP Map needs and priorities of AAP focal points, with a focus on countries piloting or scaling up...
L’OMS lance CoViNet, un réseau mondial de lutte contre les coronavirus
L’OMS a lancé un nouveau réseau consacré aux coronavirus, CoViNet, afin de mieux tirer parti de l’expertise et des capacités mondiales, et d’en assurer la coordination pour détecter, suivre et...
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UNU-WIDER Annual Report 2023
The 2023 UNU-WIDER Annual Report celebrates the end of the 2019–23 work programme. UNU-WIDER has achieved significant milestones in research, partnership, and global engagement over the last five...
Reviewing essential public health functions in the Eastern Mediterranean Region post COVID-19 pandemic: a foundation for system resilience
Olaa Mohamed-Ahmed, Hala Aboutaleb, Samia Latif, Hannah L Watson, Rachel Handley, Emily Humphreys, Fethiye Gulin Gedik, Joia De Sa, Yu Zhang, Tazeem Bhatia, Osman Dar, Sohel Saikat, Neil Squires,...
Nature-based solutions for flood management in Asia and the Pacific
Countries in Asia and the Pacific face a heightened risk of flooding as disasters increase worldwide due to climate change. Yet these countries often lack the infrastructure necessary to prepare for...
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Polio this week as of 27 March 2024
Headlines “One of my key priorities as your Regional Director is to strengthen our region’s public health capacities so that you have all the tools not only to end transmission of polio, but to...
IASC Strategic Priorities 2022-2024
In October 2021, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) endorsed its biennium Strategic Priorities for 2022-2023, namely, to collectively strengthen operational response, accountability and...
SRSG Patten Closing Remarks at the International Conference of Prosecutors on Accountability for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, The Hague, 28 March 2024
Distinguished guests, Let me begin by thanking Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin of the Office of the Ukrainian Prosecutor General for his message on CRSV. My office, including my Team of Experts, are...
With a modest increase in investment UNAIDS can get 35 countries over the line to end their AIDS pandemics by 2025
UNAIDS needs to increase funding to just 1% of the US$ 20 billion HIV resources to effectively support countries in their goal of ending AIDS by 2030 GENEVA, 28 March 2024 - UNAIDS is urging donors...
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The transformative impact of mine action on agriculture and food security
MAG’s Country Director for Vietnam, Sarah Goring, shares her thoughts on the transformative impact that mine action has on agriculture and food security. Humanitarian mine action around the world is...
DTM Field Companion for Mine Action 2024
DTM for Mine Action DTM worked with the Global Mine Action Area of Responsibility to identify information needed for analysis and response that DTM can collect through the methodologies that DTM...
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Allocution liminaire du Directeur général de l’OMS lors du point presse – 21 mars 2024
Bonjour ou bonsoir, À l’heure où nous parlons, les États Membres de l’OMS se réunissent pour négocier un accord historique, juridiquement contraignant, visant à protéger les générations futures des...
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WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing – 21 March 2024
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, As we speak, WHO’s Member States are meeting to negotiate a historic, legally-binding agreement to protect future generations from the impacts of...
IWMI and partners map the state of water across Africa
Earth observation platforms and data will support decision-makers in the management of flood and drought risk. By Sushila De Silva In 2020, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI)...
WASH for Peace: Conflict Sensitivity and Peacebuilding Guidance and Tools for the WASH Sector
UNICEF: WASH for Peace - Guidance and Tools A new publication containing guidance and tools for the WASH sector on conflict sensitivity and peacebuilding has been published by the United Nations...
Violence against women 60 years and older: Data availability, methodological issues, and recommendations for good practice
This briefing note summarizes work undertaken by UN Women and WHO to inform the development of a module on violence against women 60 years and older that can be included in dedicated surveys on...
Measuring violence against women with disability: Data availability, methodological issues, and recommendations for good practice
Developed as part of the UN Women–WHO Global Joint Programme on Violence Against Women Data, this briefing note focuses on the measurement of violence against women with disability and is one in a...
Joint Statement in Support of Progress toward a Crimes Against Humanity Treaty
The undersigned organizations and individuals — with representation from multiple geographic regions — express our support for a global convention on crimes against humanity, and urge states to...
Appel de l’OMS à accorder une plus grande attention à la violence à l’égard des femmes en situation de handicap et des femmes âgées
Les femmes âgées et les femmes en situation de handicap sont particulièrement exposées au risque de maltraitance, mais leur situation passe largement inaperçue dans la plupart des données mondiales...