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World Facing ‘Generational Catastrophe’ on Education: UN Chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the world faces a 'generational catastrophe' because of school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic and said that getting students safely back to the classroom must be 'a top priority.' Guterres said on Tuesday that as of mid-July, schools were closed in some 160 countries, affecting more than 1 billion students, while at least 40 million children have missed out on pre-school. This came on top ...
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WHO Advance Team Leaves for China to Probe into Coronavirus Origin
The World Health Organization (WHO) has sent a team of experts to China to open an investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic, which has so far claimed the lives of more than 550,000 people across the globe. In a statement on Friday, the UN agency announced that a two-member team, with expertise in animal health and epidemiology, left for China and would work with Chinese scientists ...
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WHO Warns of ‘Significant Resurgence' of Coronavirus in Europe, as Pandemic Worsens Globally
The World Health Organization (WHO) warns about a 'significant resurgence' of cases of the new coronavirus in nearly a dozen European nations, saying the risk of another outbreak has now become a “reality.” WHO regional director for Europe, Hans Henri Kluge said in a statement, “For weeks I have spoken about the risk of a resurgence as countries adjust to measures.” “In several countries across Europe, this risk has now ...
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COVID-19 Deaths May Be More than What’s Reported: WHO
The death toll from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may actually be more than what is currently being reported, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). If countries went back to their COVID-19 medical records, there will be changes in the number of deaths, said Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO’s technical lead on COVID-19, replying to a query about deaths in Russia, on June 10, 2020. “It has happened in the past with ...
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UN Chief Welcomes Afghanistan Ceasefire
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday said he welcomed the announcement by the Taliban and the Afghan government of a ceasefire to enable the Afghan people to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday in peace. In a statement, the secretary-general urged all parties concerned to seize this opportunity and embrace an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process. Only a peaceful settlement can bring an end to the suffering in Afghanistan, said Stephane ...
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UN Chief Suggests World Leaders Send Video Statements for Annual Meeting
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has suggested that world leaders send video statements for the world body’s annual meeting in September because it is “highly unlikely” they will be able to travel to New York during the coronavirus pandemic. New York is the epicenter of the United States’ COVID-19 outbreak. The disease, caused by the new coronavirus, has afflicted more than 4.8 million people and killed over 319,000 globally. The US’s death toll ...
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WHO Agrees to Independent Investigation into its Coronavirus Response
World Health Organisation member states agreed Tuesday to an independent probe into the UN agency’s Covid-19 response as US criticism mounted over its handling of the pandemic. Countries taking part in the WHO’s annual assembly, held virtually for the first time, adopted a resolution by consensus calling for an “impartial, independent and comprehensive evaluation” of the international response to the crisis, including a probe of WHO actions and “their timelines pertaining to ...
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