Record Number of Refugees Are On The Move and Climate Change Threatens to Exacerbate Crisis 21/06/2023 Stefan Anderson There are more displaced people in the world today than at any other time in history. A record 110 million people have been forcibly displaced worldwide as of May 2023. Last year, 19.1 million people fled their homes as conflicts, climate shocks and hunger swept across the world, the largest single year increase ever recorded. Russia’s […] Continue reading -> 30 Countries Sign Political Declaration to Include Refugees in National Health Systems 19/06/2023 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Thirty countries signed a political declaration at an international meeting in Morocco last week calling for the health of refugees and migrants to be included in national health systems and universal health coverage. A total of 50 UN member and observer states attended the talks. The Rabat Declaration, signed on Friday, is the first official […] Continue reading -> Call for Legal Reform After UK Woman is Jailed Under 1861 Abortion Law 13/06/2023 Stefan Anderson There have been calls for abortion law reforms in the UK after a woman was sentenced to 28 months in prison on Monday for carrying out an abortion after the legal term limit. The 44-year-old mother of three was sentenced under a law passed in 1861 that carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, sparking […] Continue reading -> WHO Staff Member Killed in Terrorist Attack in Somalia 12/06/2023 Stefan Anderson A staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia was among the 16 civilians killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in the capital Mogadishu on Friday night, the WHO confirmed. The attack by al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab targeted the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant, an upscale location on Lido beach often frequented […] Continue reading -> Wildfires and Melting Arctic Cast Shadow Over World Environment Day 07/06/2023 Stefan Anderson New York City is choking on smoke from hundreds of wildfires ravaging Canadian forests. The sun rose ominously over the city on Tuesday morning, a fiery red orb obscured by the poisonous fog — as if the sky was sending a message: the climate crisis is in code red. This eerie reminder of the need […] Continue reading -> Landmark Resolution on Chemical Pollution Passes World Health Assembly 29/05/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Assembly (WHA) approved a landmark resolution on Monday calling on the World Health Organization (WHO) to scale up its efforts to fight the impact of chemicals, waste and plastic pollution on human health and produce the data to back it up. The non-binding commitment spearheaded by Peru is the first time ever […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Decries Health Conditions in Occupied Palestinian Territories 25/05/2023 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher In what has become an annual ritual, the World Health Assembly adopted a decision on Wednesday decrying the health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territories, and calling on WHO to monitor progress in recommendations for reform by both Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The decision was approved by 76 votes to 13, with 35 abstentions […] Continue reading -> Ukraine Health Emergency Takes Center Stage at World Health Assembly – Once Again 24/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Three days into the World Health Assembly (WHA), the health emergency caused by Russia’s fifteen-month invasion of Ukraine looks set to become a dominant issue at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) top decision-making body for a second consecutive year. Over 140 Russian missiles and drones have rained down on Ukraine’s energy, civilian and medical infrastructure […] Continue reading -> Cholera Vaccine Shortage to Continue Through 2025 23/05/2023 Stefan Anderson As a wave of cholera outbreaks spreads around the world, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance said it expects the global shortage of oral cholera vaccines to continue until the end of 2025. Supply of oral cholera vaccines for preventative use could catch up to demand by 2026, but “urgent action is needed,” according to a vaccine […] Continue reading -> Ukraine Allies Call on World Health Assembly to Condemn Russian ‘Aggression’ 22/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Europe, the United States, Ukraine and its allies have submitted a draft resolution to the World Health Assembly (WHA) calling on the 194 member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) to condemn the health crisis caused by Russia’s “continued aggression against Ukraine.” The EU-led draft, published on Monday, is a near-identical replica of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
30 Countries Sign Political Declaration to Include Refugees in National Health Systems 19/06/2023 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Thirty countries signed a political declaration at an international meeting in Morocco last week calling for the health of refugees and migrants to be included in national health systems and universal health coverage. A total of 50 UN member and observer states attended the talks. The Rabat Declaration, signed on Friday, is the first official […] Continue reading -> Call for Legal Reform After UK Woman is Jailed Under 1861 Abortion Law 13/06/2023 Stefan Anderson There have been calls for abortion law reforms in the UK after a woman was sentenced to 28 months in prison on Monday for carrying out an abortion after the legal term limit. The 44-year-old mother of three was sentenced under a law passed in 1861 that carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, sparking […] Continue reading -> WHO Staff Member Killed in Terrorist Attack in Somalia 12/06/2023 Stefan Anderson A staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia was among the 16 civilians killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in the capital Mogadishu on Friday night, the WHO confirmed. The attack by al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab targeted the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant, an upscale location on Lido beach often frequented […] Continue reading -> Wildfires and Melting Arctic Cast Shadow Over World Environment Day 07/06/2023 Stefan Anderson New York City is choking on smoke from hundreds of wildfires ravaging Canadian forests. The sun rose ominously over the city on Tuesday morning, a fiery red orb obscured by the poisonous fog — as if the sky was sending a message: the climate crisis is in code red. This eerie reminder of the need […] Continue reading -> Landmark Resolution on Chemical Pollution Passes World Health Assembly 29/05/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Assembly (WHA) approved a landmark resolution on Monday calling on the World Health Organization (WHO) to scale up its efforts to fight the impact of chemicals, waste and plastic pollution on human health and produce the data to back it up. The non-binding commitment spearheaded by Peru is the first time ever […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Decries Health Conditions in Occupied Palestinian Territories 25/05/2023 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher In what has become an annual ritual, the World Health Assembly adopted a decision on Wednesday decrying the health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territories, and calling on WHO to monitor progress in recommendations for reform by both Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The decision was approved by 76 votes to 13, with 35 abstentions […] Continue reading -> Ukraine Health Emergency Takes Center Stage at World Health Assembly – Once Again 24/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Three days into the World Health Assembly (WHA), the health emergency caused by Russia’s fifteen-month invasion of Ukraine looks set to become a dominant issue at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) top decision-making body for a second consecutive year. Over 140 Russian missiles and drones have rained down on Ukraine’s energy, civilian and medical infrastructure […] Continue reading -> Cholera Vaccine Shortage to Continue Through 2025 23/05/2023 Stefan Anderson As a wave of cholera outbreaks spreads around the world, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance said it expects the global shortage of oral cholera vaccines to continue until the end of 2025. Supply of oral cholera vaccines for preventative use could catch up to demand by 2026, but “urgent action is needed,” according to a vaccine […] Continue reading -> Ukraine Allies Call on World Health Assembly to Condemn Russian ‘Aggression’ 22/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Europe, the United States, Ukraine and its allies have submitted a draft resolution to the World Health Assembly (WHA) calling on the 194 member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) to condemn the health crisis caused by Russia’s “continued aggression against Ukraine.” The EU-led draft, published on Monday, is a near-identical replica of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Call for Legal Reform After UK Woman is Jailed Under 1861 Abortion Law 13/06/2023 Stefan Anderson There have been calls for abortion law reforms in the UK after a woman was sentenced to 28 months in prison on Monday for carrying out an abortion after the legal term limit. The 44-year-old mother of three was sentenced under a law passed in 1861 that carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, sparking […] Continue reading -> WHO Staff Member Killed in Terrorist Attack in Somalia 12/06/2023 Stefan Anderson A staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia was among the 16 civilians killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in the capital Mogadishu on Friday night, the WHO confirmed. The attack by al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab targeted the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant, an upscale location on Lido beach often frequented […] Continue reading -> Wildfires and Melting Arctic Cast Shadow Over World Environment Day 07/06/2023 Stefan Anderson New York City is choking on smoke from hundreds of wildfires ravaging Canadian forests. The sun rose ominously over the city on Tuesday morning, a fiery red orb obscured by the poisonous fog — as if the sky was sending a message: the climate crisis is in code red. This eerie reminder of the need […] Continue reading -> Landmark Resolution on Chemical Pollution Passes World Health Assembly 29/05/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Assembly (WHA) approved a landmark resolution on Monday calling on the World Health Organization (WHO) to scale up its efforts to fight the impact of chemicals, waste and plastic pollution on human health and produce the data to back it up. The non-binding commitment spearheaded by Peru is the first time ever […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Decries Health Conditions in Occupied Palestinian Territories 25/05/2023 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher In what has become an annual ritual, the World Health Assembly adopted a decision on Wednesday decrying the health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territories, and calling on WHO to monitor progress in recommendations for reform by both Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The decision was approved by 76 votes to 13, with 35 abstentions […] Continue reading -> Ukraine Health Emergency Takes Center Stage at World Health Assembly – Once Again 24/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Three days into the World Health Assembly (WHA), the health emergency caused by Russia’s fifteen-month invasion of Ukraine looks set to become a dominant issue at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) top decision-making body for a second consecutive year. Over 140 Russian missiles and drones have rained down on Ukraine’s energy, civilian and medical infrastructure […] Continue reading -> Cholera Vaccine Shortage to Continue Through 2025 23/05/2023 Stefan Anderson As a wave of cholera outbreaks spreads around the world, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance said it expects the global shortage of oral cholera vaccines to continue until the end of 2025. Supply of oral cholera vaccines for preventative use could catch up to demand by 2026, but “urgent action is needed,” according to a vaccine […] Continue reading -> Ukraine Allies Call on World Health Assembly to Condemn Russian ‘Aggression’ 22/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Europe, the United States, Ukraine and its allies have submitted a draft resolution to the World Health Assembly (WHA) calling on the 194 member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) to condemn the health crisis caused by Russia’s “continued aggression against Ukraine.” The EU-led draft, published on Monday, is a near-identical replica of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Staff Member Killed in Terrorist Attack in Somalia 12/06/2023 Stefan Anderson A staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia was among the 16 civilians killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in the capital Mogadishu on Friday night, the WHO confirmed. The attack by al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab targeted the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant, an upscale location on Lido beach often frequented […] Continue reading -> Wildfires and Melting Arctic Cast Shadow Over World Environment Day 07/06/2023 Stefan Anderson New York City is choking on smoke from hundreds of wildfires ravaging Canadian forests. The sun rose ominously over the city on Tuesday morning, a fiery red orb obscured by the poisonous fog — as if the sky was sending a message: the climate crisis is in code red. This eerie reminder of the need […] Continue reading -> Landmark Resolution on Chemical Pollution Passes World Health Assembly 29/05/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Assembly (WHA) approved a landmark resolution on Monday calling on the World Health Organization (WHO) to scale up its efforts to fight the impact of chemicals, waste and plastic pollution on human health and produce the data to back it up. The non-binding commitment spearheaded by Peru is the first time ever […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Decries Health Conditions in Occupied Palestinian Territories 25/05/2023 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher In what has become an annual ritual, the World Health Assembly adopted a decision on Wednesday decrying the health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territories, and calling on WHO to monitor progress in recommendations for reform by both Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The decision was approved by 76 votes to 13, with 35 abstentions […] Continue reading -> Ukraine Health Emergency Takes Center Stage at World Health Assembly – Once Again 24/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Three days into the World Health Assembly (WHA), the health emergency caused by Russia’s fifteen-month invasion of Ukraine looks set to become a dominant issue at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) top decision-making body for a second consecutive year. Over 140 Russian missiles and drones have rained down on Ukraine’s energy, civilian and medical infrastructure […] Continue reading -> Cholera Vaccine Shortage to Continue Through 2025 23/05/2023 Stefan Anderson As a wave of cholera outbreaks spreads around the world, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance said it expects the global shortage of oral cholera vaccines to continue until the end of 2025. Supply of oral cholera vaccines for preventative use could catch up to demand by 2026, but “urgent action is needed,” according to a vaccine […] Continue reading -> Ukraine Allies Call on World Health Assembly to Condemn Russian ‘Aggression’ 22/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Europe, the United States, Ukraine and its allies have submitted a draft resolution to the World Health Assembly (WHA) calling on the 194 member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) to condemn the health crisis caused by Russia’s “continued aggression against Ukraine.” The EU-led draft, published on Monday, is a near-identical replica of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Wildfires and Melting Arctic Cast Shadow Over World Environment Day 07/06/2023 Stefan Anderson New York City is choking on smoke from hundreds of wildfires ravaging Canadian forests. The sun rose ominously over the city on Tuesday morning, a fiery red orb obscured by the poisonous fog — as if the sky was sending a message: the climate crisis is in code red. This eerie reminder of the need […] Continue reading -> Landmark Resolution on Chemical Pollution Passes World Health Assembly 29/05/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Assembly (WHA) approved a landmark resolution on Monday calling on the World Health Organization (WHO) to scale up its efforts to fight the impact of chemicals, waste and plastic pollution on human health and produce the data to back it up. The non-binding commitment spearheaded by Peru is the first time ever […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Decries Health Conditions in Occupied Palestinian Territories 25/05/2023 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher In what has become an annual ritual, the World Health Assembly adopted a decision on Wednesday decrying the health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territories, and calling on WHO to monitor progress in recommendations for reform by both Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The decision was approved by 76 votes to 13, with 35 abstentions […] Continue reading -> Ukraine Health Emergency Takes Center Stage at World Health Assembly – Once Again 24/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Three days into the World Health Assembly (WHA), the health emergency caused by Russia’s fifteen-month invasion of Ukraine looks set to become a dominant issue at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) top decision-making body for a second consecutive year. Over 140 Russian missiles and drones have rained down on Ukraine’s energy, civilian and medical infrastructure […] Continue reading -> Cholera Vaccine Shortage to Continue Through 2025 23/05/2023 Stefan Anderson As a wave of cholera outbreaks spreads around the world, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance said it expects the global shortage of oral cholera vaccines to continue until the end of 2025. Supply of oral cholera vaccines for preventative use could catch up to demand by 2026, but “urgent action is needed,” according to a vaccine […] Continue reading -> Ukraine Allies Call on World Health Assembly to Condemn Russian ‘Aggression’ 22/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Europe, the United States, Ukraine and its allies have submitted a draft resolution to the World Health Assembly (WHA) calling on the 194 member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) to condemn the health crisis caused by Russia’s “continued aggression against Ukraine.” The EU-led draft, published on Monday, is a near-identical replica of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Landmark Resolution on Chemical Pollution Passes World Health Assembly 29/05/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Assembly (WHA) approved a landmark resolution on Monday calling on the World Health Organization (WHO) to scale up its efforts to fight the impact of chemicals, waste and plastic pollution on human health and produce the data to back it up. The non-binding commitment spearheaded by Peru is the first time ever […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Decries Health Conditions in Occupied Palestinian Territories 25/05/2023 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher In what has become an annual ritual, the World Health Assembly adopted a decision on Wednesday decrying the health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territories, and calling on WHO to monitor progress in recommendations for reform by both Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The decision was approved by 76 votes to 13, with 35 abstentions […] Continue reading -> Ukraine Health Emergency Takes Center Stage at World Health Assembly – Once Again 24/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Three days into the World Health Assembly (WHA), the health emergency caused by Russia’s fifteen-month invasion of Ukraine looks set to become a dominant issue at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) top decision-making body for a second consecutive year. Over 140 Russian missiles and drones have rained down on Ukraine’s energy, civilian and medical infrastructure […] Continue reading -> Cholera Vaccine Shortage to Continue Through 2025 23/05/2023 Stefan Anderson As a wave of cholera outbreaks spreads around the world, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance said it expects the global shortage of oral cholera vaccines to continue until the end of 2025. Supply of oral cholera vaccines for preventative use could catch up to demand by 2026, but “urgent action is needed,” according to a vaccine […] Continue reading -> Ukraine Allies Call on World Health Assembly to Condemn Russian ‘Aggression’ 22/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Europe, the United States, Ukraine and its allies have submitted a draft resolution to the World Health Assembly (WHA) calling on the 194 member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) to condemn the health crisis caused by Russia’s “continued aggression against Ukraine.” The EU-led draft, published on Monday, is a near-identical replica of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
World Health Assembly Decries Health Conditions in Occupied Palestinian Territories 25/05/2023 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher In what has become an annual ritual, the World Health Assembly adopted a decision on Wednesday decrying the health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territories, and calling on WHO to monitor progress in recommendations for reform by both Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The decision was approved by 76 votes to 13, with 35 abstentions […] Continue reading -> Ukraine Health Emergency Takes Center Stage at World Health Assembly – Once Again 24/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Three days into the World Health Assembly (WHA), the health emergency caused by Russia’s fifteen-month invasion of Ukraine looks set to become a dominant issue at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) top decision-making body for a second consecutive year. Over 140 Russian missiles and drones have rained down on Ukraine’s energy, civilian and medical infrastructure […] Continue reading -> Cholera Vaccine Shortage to Continue Through 2025 23/05/2023 Stefan Anderson As a wave of cholera outbreaks spreads around the world, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance said it expects the global shortage of oral cholera vaccines to continue until the end of 2025. Supply of oral cholera vaccines for preventative use could catch up to demand by 2026, but “urgent action is needed,” according to a vaccine […] Continue reading -> Ukraine Allies Call on World Health Assembly to Condemn Russian ‘Aggression’ 22/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Europe, the United States, Ukraine and its allies have submitted a draft resolution to the World Health Assembly (WHA) calling on the 194 member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) to condemn the health crisis caused by Russia’s “continued aggression against Ukraine.” The EU-led draft, published on Monday, is a near-identical replica of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Ukraine Health Emergency Takes Center Stage at World Health Assembly – Once Again 24/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Three days into the World Health Assembly (WHA), the health emergency caused by Russia’s fifteen-month invasion of Ukraine looks set to become a dominant issue at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) top decision-making body for a second consecutive year. Over 140 Russian missiles and drones have rained down on Ukraine’s energy, civilian and medical infrastructure […] Continue reading -> Cholera Vaccine Shortage to Continue Through 2025 23/05/2023 Stefan Anderson As a wave of cholera outbreaks spreads around the world, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance said it expects the global shortage of oral cholera vaccines to continue until the end of 2025. Supply of oral cholera vaccines for preventative use could catch up to demand by 2026, but “urgent action is needed,” according to a vaccine […] Continue reading -> Ukraine Allies Call on World Health Assembly to Condemn Russian ‘Aggression’ 22/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Europe, the United States, Ukraine and its allies have submitted a draft resolution to the World Health Assembly (WHA) calling on the 194 member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) to condemn the health crisis caused by Russia’s “continued aggression against Ukraine.” The EU-led draft, published on Monday, is a near-identical replica of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Cholera Vaccine Shortage to Continue Through 2025 23/05/2023 Stefan Anderson As a wave of cholera outbreaks spreads around the world, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance said it expects the global shortage of oral cholera vaccines to continue until the end of 2025. Supply of oral cholera vaccines for preventative use could catch up to demand by 2026, but “urgent action is needed,” according to a vaccine […] Continue reading -> Ukraine Allies Call on World Health Assembly to Condemn Russian ‘Aggression’ 22/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Europe, the United States, Ukraine and its allies have submitted a draft resolution to the World Health Assembly (WHA) calling on the 194 member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) to condemn the health crisis caused by Russia’s “continued aggression against Ukraine.” The EU-led draft, published on Monday, is a near-identical replica of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Ukraine Allies Call on World Health Assembly to Condemn Russian ‘Aggression’ 22/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Europe, the United States, Ukraine and its allies have submitted a draft resolution to the World Health Assembly (WHA) calling on the 194 member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) to condemn the health crisis caused by Russia’s “continued aggression against Ukraine.” The EU-led draft, published on Monday, is a near-identical replica of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts