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File photo of Mark Lowcock, under-secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, meets with South Sudanese displaced by the conflict in Central Equatoria, sheltering in Gezira in the outskirts of Yei Town. — courtesy UNMISS/Eric Kanalstein


Mark Lowcock, under-secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, meets a group of young volunteers who are helping the government and humanitarian organizations tackle the recurrent disease outbreaks in Kassala, Sudan. — courtesy OCHA/Saviano Abreu
Address conflict, climate change, disease, to reduce humanitarian need: Lowcock
GENEVA/LONDON — When he accepted the offer to become UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, four years ago, Mark Lowcock had hoped the need for aid globally was on the decline.But due to protracted and emerging conflicts, the rising impacts of climate change, and the toll of diseases such as Ebola — and now of course COVID-19 — the number of people requiring assistance and protection reached unprecedented levels over this period.On Friday, Lowcock sat down with UN News to underline why countries must work harder to address these common challenges: not only for the benefit of millions of vulnerable people worldwide, but also for the humanitarians serving them, far too often at great cost.“The good news is the UN, the NGOs, the Red...
June 19, 2021

Address conflict, climate change, disease, to reduce humanitarian need: Lowcock

A videograb of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron addressing a press conference in Berlin.
Merkel demands caution at Euro 2020 amid Delta coronavirus variant
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged great caution at the European Football Championship in view of the aggressive Delta variant of the coronavirus, DPA reported."It's nice that now in Munich, for example, 14,000 fans can be there again. But when I see completely full stadiums in other European countries, I am a bit skeptical whether this is the right response to the current situation," she said on Friday before a joint dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron in Berlin.Macron is the chancellor's first foreign guest in Berlin this year after the coronavirus pandemic subsided in Germany.Macron said he assumed that Euro organizers were being vigilant. "We are of course in contact with them to make sure the conditions are the best possible," he...
June 19, 2021

Merkel demands caution at Euro 2020 amid Delta coronavirus variant

António Guterres was on Friday re-appointed to a second term as UN secretary-general, pledging as his priority, to continue helping the world chart a course out of the COVID-19 pandemic. — Courtesy photo
UN chief calls for new era of ‘solidarity and equality’ after securing second term
NEW YORK — António Guterres was on Friday re-appointed to a second term as UN secretary-general, pledging as his priority, to continue helping the world chart a course out of the COVID-19 pandemic.Taking the oath of office in the General Assembly, Guterres said he was aware of the immense responsibilities bestowed on him at this critical moment in history.World at a crossroads “We are truly at a crossroads, with consequential choices before us. Paradigms are shifting. Old orthodoxies are being flipped,” he told ambassadors. “We are writing our own history with the choices we make right now. It can go either way: breakdown and perpetual crisis or breakthrough and prospect of a greener, safer and better future for all. There are reasons to be hopeful.” Guterres was the sole...
June 19, 2021

UN chief calls for new era of ‘solidarity and equality’ after securing second term

Both Brussels and AstraZeneca on Friday claimed victory in a court battle over the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines. — Courtesy file photo
AstraZeneca ordered to deliver millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses to EU by September
BRUSSELS — Both Brussels and AstraZeneca on Friday claimed victory in a court battle over the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines. The European Union and AstraZeneca have been at loggerheads since AstraZeneca first announced delays in its delivery to the 27-country bloc in January. Brussels has ordered 300 million doses of the AstraZeneca jab to be delivered by the end of June, with an option to buy a further 100 million doses built in the contract struck last year. But AstraZeneca delivered only about a third of the doses so far. The EU accused the company of acting in bad faith and of prioritizing other countries, in particular the United Kingdom, ahead of the bloc. The Commission said in a statement on Friday that the Court of First Instance of Brussels has ordered "AstraZeneca to...
June 18, 2021

AstraZeneca ordered to deliver millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses to EU by September

Cases of coronavirus variant first identified in India are continuing to soar across the United Kingdom, with more than 33,000 more infections recorded in the last week alone. — Courtesy file photo
Delta variant cases in UK jump by nearly 80% in a week
LONDON — Cases of coronavirus variant first identified in India are continuing to soar across the United Kingdom, with more than 33,000 more infections recorded in the last week alone.Public Health England (PHE) confirmed on Friday that UK cases of the highly transmissible Delta strain first spotted in India have jumped to 75,953 in total — up by 33,630, or 79 percent, on the previous week.The most recent data shows 99 percent of confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus across the country are the Delta variant.The rise in cases of Delta variant comes as the vaccination campaign continues to be in full swing with 4 in 5 adults receiving the first dose of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in the country.According to government figures, over 42 million first doses of COVID-19 vaccines...
June 18, 2021

Delta variant cases in UK jump by nearly 80% in a week

Mobile health clinics are distributing nutritional supplements to children in Yemen in this file courtesy picture.
Famine risk spikes amid conflict, COVID-19 and funding gaps: WFP
ROME — The impact of conflicts old and new, climate shocks, and COVID-19, in addition to a lack of funding, have left millions more on the verge of famine than six months ago, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. In an appeal for $5 billion “to avoid famine” and support the “biggest operation in its history,” WFP spokesperson Phiri Tomson said that millions of refugees faced “uncertainty and hunger” as the impact of the pandemic on emergency aid budgets became clearer. “The number of people teetering on the brink of famine has risen from 34 million projected at the beginning of the year, to 41 million projected as of June”, he said. “Without immediate emergency food assistance, they too face starvation, as the slightest shock will push them over the cliff...
June 18, 2021

Famine risk spikes amid conflict, COVID-19 and funding gaps: WFP

Travelers from the United States will finally be allowed to visit Europe again this summer. — Courtesy file photo
EU lifts travel restrictions for US travelers
BRUSSELS — Travelers from the United States will finally be allowed to visit Europe again this summer.The European Union's governing body has recommended that the bloc lift restrictions on non-essential travel from 14 countries, including the US, a move that would allow visitors from these destinations to vacation in Europe far more easily.In a statement announced on Friday, the European Council said member states should "gradually lift the travel restrictions at the external borders" for residents of the following countries: Albania, Australia, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, New Zealand, Republic of North Macedonia, Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, the US, and China, subject to confirmation of reciprocity.The United Kingdom was noticeably absent from the list,...
June 18, 2021

EU lifts travel restrictions for US travelers

Suicide remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, according to WHO’s latest estimates. — Courtesy photo
1 in 100 global deaths is by suicide, WHO says
GENEVA — New research published by the UN health agency on Thursday revealed that suicide remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide — taking more lives each year than HIV, malaria, breast cancer, war and homicide. Based on its estimates that more than 700,000 people, or one-in-100, died by suicide in 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) produced new "LIVE LIFE" guidelines to help countries reduce that rate by a third, no later than 2030. “We cannot — and must not — ignore suicide,” said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. COVID-19 pressure From job loss to financial stress and social isolation, the many risk factors triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic make suicide prevention “even more important now”, said the top WHO official. The WHO...
June 18, 2021

1 in 100 global deaths is by suicide, WHO says

French Minister for Industry Agnès Pannier-Runacher has called for the creation of a pan-European agency that would fund research into vaccines. — Courtesy file photo
French minister calls for new EU medical agency for vaccine research
BRUSSELS — French Minister for Industry Agnès Pannier-Runacher has called for the creation of a pan-European agency that would fund research into vaccines. Speaking to Euronews Next at the VivaTech 2021 conference in Paris, Pannier-Runacher said America's rapid vaccine rollout had demonstrated the effectiveness of the United States' Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). She added that Europe should follow its example."We need to be at the level of Europe because France only is not so interesting. It's only 67 million people. Europe, it's 450 million people. So, it's a huge market," she said."You can have direct discussions with companies who develop innovations, R&D, and in the case of a pandemic, vaccination or treatment....
June 17, 2021

French minister calls for new EU medical agency for vaccine research

US President Joe Biden, right, meets with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Geneva on Wednesday. — Courtesy photo
Biden tells Putin: 'We need to set basic rules of the road'
GENEVA — US President Joe Biden has spoken to the media after meeting his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Geneva. Both leaders have described their four-hour meeting as good. Biden says the tone was "good" and "positive", while Putin called the encounter "constructive". Their first-ever meeting follows a particularly difficult period that has seen relations strained over several issues. Earlier, the two leaders agreed to return previously expelled ambassadors to their posts. In contrast to the Russian president who gave his news conference indoors, Joe Biden gave his media appearance outside with Lake Geneva as a backdrop. Biden: Need to set 'basic rules of the road' The US president justified the meeting by saying there was no substitute...
June 16, 2021

Biden tells Putin: 'We need to set basic rules of the road'

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