Avoiding An ‘Airpocalypse’ – Delhi Declares War on Air Pollution 07/10/2020 Jyoti Pande Lavakare With fires from crop stubble burning spreading across northern India heralding the beginning of Delhi’s winter air pollution season, Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has pledged to take pre-emptive action – announcing a ‘war on pollution,’ led from a ‘war room’ that he will personally command. His arsenal includes a seven-point action plan that will […] Continue reading -> US Food and Drug Administration Issues New Rules Likely To Delay COVID-19 Vaccine Approval Until After Presidential Election 07/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Acting on the advice of experts, the United States Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issued new safety-focused guidelines for approval of new COVID-19 vaccines, that would almost certainly delay their emergency approval until after the November Presidential elections. Just hours after the rules were issued, United States President Donald Trump accused the FDA of […] Continue reading -> Donald Trump Faces Criticism For Surprise Drive-By, Putting Secret Service Agents At Risk For “Political Theater” 05/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin A hail of criticism has followed US President Donald Trump’s drive-by to wave at supporters outside of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, including by a doctor at Walter Reed who said the president put the Secret Service at great risk. President Trump was hospitalized on Friday, after testing positive for SARS-CoV2 hours earlier. […] Continue reading -> Over 90% Of The World’s Countries Report Disruptions Of Critical Mental Health Services – WHO Survey 05/10/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted mental health services in 93% of countries at a time when they are most needed, concludes a new WHO survey, released Monday. The survey is based on data from 130 WHO countries gathered between June and August 2020. Despite rising awareness of the enormous strain that the pandemic has placed […] Continue reading -> United States Appears To Walk Back on Threats To Withdraw from World Health Organization – Calls For Countries To Adopt ‘Roadmap for Reform’ 05/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States appears to be walking back on threats to withdraw from the World Health Organization – just as US President Donald Trump is reported to be recovering from a bout with COVID-19 in Washington, DC. Speaking at the first formal meeting of WHO’s Executive Board governing body to be convened since May, US […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccine Timeline Is Caught In “Crucible” of US Presidential Election – Pfizer CEO Protests 02/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin The CEO of Pfizer, one of the frontrunners in the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, has lambasted US President Donald Trump’s politicization of the vaccine approval timeline, declaring in an open letter that the company is “moving at the speed of science” and will not “succumb to political pressure” to prematurely rush its product […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General Wishes President Donald Trump Speedy Recovery From COVID-19 – As US Presidential Campaign Enters Uncharted Waters 02/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Madeleine Hoecklin WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus joined the chorus of world leaders wishing United States President Donald Trump and his wife a speedy recovery from COVID-19 – while the US presidential campaign entered uncharted waters, with the cancellation of campaign rallies and fears that other White House Staff and political allies who had accompanied […] Continue reading -> Geneva’s International Chamber Of Commerce Hosts Dialogue Involving Geneva UN Agency and Big Tobacco – For Second Year In A Row 01/10/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher For the second year in a row, Geneva’s International Chamber of Commerce has hosted a dialogue bringing local tobacco industry leaders together with a major Geneva-based UN Agency – in this case to discuss the ‘role of multinationals in economic recovery following the coronavirus’. The ICC’s 6th Business Dialogue, involving Teresa Moreira, Head Competition and […] Continue reading -> Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Unlikely To Be Available To Public Before Spring, 2021; Initial US FDA Authorization Would Be Sought In Late November 01/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Moderna intends to seek US Food and Drug Administration emergency authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate for frontline medical workers by November 25th at the earliest, and only in late January for use in the general population. That means that the vaccine, if approved on schedule, would only be available for widespread distribution to the […] Continue reading -> Aid Workers In Democratic Republic Of Congo Accused Of Sexual Abuse, Says Investigation By The New Humanitarian 29/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Over fifty women in the Democratic Republic of Congo have accused aid workers from the World Health Organization and leading international NGOs of sexual abuse and exploitation, concluded a year-long investigation led by the New Humanitarian and the Thomson Reuter Foundation on Tuesday. The report highlights how “common” sexual exploitation and abuse are in humanitarian […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
US Food and Drug Administration Issues New Rules Likely To Delay COVID-19 Vaccine Approval Until After Presidential Election 07/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Acting on the advice of experts, the United States Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issued new safety-focused guidelines for approval of new COVID-19 vaccines, that would almost certainly delay their emergency approval until after the November Presidential elections. Just hours after the rules were issued, United States President Donald Trump accused the FDA of […] Continue reading -> Donald Trump Faces Criticism For Surprise Drive-By, Putting Secret Service Agents At Risk For “Political Theater” 05/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin A hail of criticism has followed US President Donald Trump’s drive-by to wave at supporters outside of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, including by a doctor at Walter Reed who said the president put the Secret Service at great risk. President Trump was hospitalized on Friday, after testing positive for SARS-CoV2 hours earlier. […] Continue reading -> Over 90% Of The World’s Countries Report Disruptions Of Critical Mental Health Services – WHO Survey 05/10/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted mental health services in 93% of countries at a time when they are most needed, concludes a new WHO survey, released Monday. The survey is based on data from 130 WHO countries gathered between June and August 2020. Despite rising awareness of the enormous strain that the pandemic has placed […] Continue reading -> United States Appears To Walk Back on Threats To Withdraw from World Health Organization – Calls For Countries To Adopt ‘Roadmap for Reform’ 05/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States appears to be walking back on threats to withdraw from the World Health Organization – just as US President Donald Trump is reported to be recovering from a bout with COVID-19 in Washington, DC. Speaking at the first formal meeting of WHO’s Executive Board governing body to be convened since May, US […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccine Timeline Is Caught In “Crucible” of US Presidential Election – Pfizer CEO Protests 02/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin The CEO of Pfizer, one of the frontrunners in the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, has lambasted US President Donald Trump’s politicization of the vaccine approval timeline, declaring in an open letter that the company is “moving at the speed of science” and will not “succumb to political pressure” to prematurely rush its product […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General Wishes President Donald Trump Speedy Recovery From COVID-19 – As US Presidential Campaign Enters Uncharted Waters 02/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Madeleine Hoecklin WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus joined the chorus of world leaders wishing United States President Donald Trump and his wife a speedy recovery from COVID-19 – while the US presidential campaign entered uncharted waters, with the cancellation of campaign rallies and fears that other White House Staff and political allies who had accompanied […] Continue reading -> Geneva’s International Chamber Of Commerce Hosts Dialogue Involving Geneva UN Agency and Big Tobacco – For Second Year In A Row 01/10/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher For the second year in a row, Geneva’s International Chamber of Commerce has hosted a dialogue bringing local tobacco industry leaders together with a major Geneva-based UN Agency – in this case to discuss the ‘role of multinationals in economic recovery following the coronavirus’. The ICC’s 6th Business Dialogue, involving Teresa Moreira, Head Competition and […] Continue reading -> Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Unlikely To Be Available To Public Before Spring, 2021; Initial US FDA Authorization Would Be Sought In Late November 01/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Moderna intends to seek US Food and Drug Administration emergency authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate for frontline medical workers by November 25th at the earliest, and only in late January for use in the general population. That means that the vaccine, if approved on schedule, would only be available for widespread distribution to the […] Continue reading -> Aid Workers In Democratic Republic Of Congo Accused Of Sexual Abuse, Says Investigation By The New Humanitarian 29/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Over fifty women in the Democratic Republic of Congo have accused aid workers from the World Health Organization and leading international NGOs of sexual abuse and exploitation, concluded a year-long investigation led by the New Humanitarian and the Thomson Reuter Foundation on Tuesday. The report highlights how “common” sexual exploitation and abuse are in humanitarian […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Donald Trump Faces Criticism For Surprise Drive-By, Putting Secret Service Agents At Risk For “Political Theater” 05/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin A hail of criticism has followed US President Donald Trump’s drive-by to wave at supporters outside of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, including by a doctor at Walter Reed who said the president put the Secret Service at great risk. President Trump was hospitalized on Friday, after testing positive for SARS-CoV2 hours earlier. […] Continue reading -> Over 90% Of The World’s Countries Report Disruptions Of Critical Mental Health Services – WHO Survey 05/10/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted mental health services in 93% of countries at a time when they are most needed, concludes a new WHO survey, released Monday. The survey is based on data from 130 WHO countries gathered between June and August 2020. Despite rising awareness of the enormous strain that the pandemic has placed […] Continue reading -> United States Appears To Walk Back on Threats To Withdraw from World Health Organization – Calls For Countries To Adopt ‘Roadmap for Reform’ 05/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States appears to be walking back on threats to withdraw from the World Health Organization – just as US President Donald Trump is reported to be recovering from a bout with COVID-19 in Washington, DC. Speaking at the first formal meeting of WHO’s Executive Board governing body to be convened since May, US […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccine Timeline Is Caught In “Crucible” of US Presidential Election – Pfizer CEO Protests 02/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin The CEO of Pfizer, one of the frontrunners in the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, has lambasted US President Donald Trump’s politicization of the vaccine approval timeline, declaring in an open letter that the company is “moving at the speed of science” and will not “succumb to political pressure” to prematurely rush its product […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General Wishes President Donald Trump Speedy Recovery From COVID-19 – As US Presidential Campaign Enters Uncharted Waters 02/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Madeleine Hoecklin WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus joined the chorus of world leaders wishing United States President Donald Trump and his wife a speedy recovery from COVID-19 – while the US presidential campaign entered uncharted waters, with the cancellation of campaign rallies and fears that other White House Staff and political allies who had accompanied […] Continue reading -> Geneva’s International Chamber Of Commerce Hosts Dialogue Involving Geneva UN Agency and Big Tobacco – For Second Year In A Row 01/10/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher For the second year in a row, Geneva’s International Chamber of Commerce has hosted a dialogue bringing local tobacco industry leaders together with a major Geneva-based UN Agency – in this case to discuss the ‘role of multinationals in economic recovery following the coronavirus’. The ICC’s 6th Business Dialogue, involving Teresa Moreira, Head Competition and […] Continue reading -> Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Unlikely To Be Available To Public Before Spring, 2021; Initial US FDA Authorization Would Be Sought In Late November 01/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Moderna intends to seek US Food and Drug Administration emergency authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate for frontline medical workers by November 25th at the earliest, and only in late January for use in the general population. That means that the vaccine, if approved on schedule, would only be available for widespread distribution to the […] Continue reading -> Aid Workers In Democratic Republic Of Congo Accused Of Sexual Abuse, Says Investigation By The New Humanitarian 29/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Over fifty women in the Democratic Republic of Congo have accused aid workers from the World Health Organization and leading international NGOs of sexual abuse and exploitation, concluded a year-long investigation led by the New Humanitarian and the Thomson Reuter Foundation on Tuesday. The report highlights how “common” sexual exploitation and abuse are in humanitarian […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Over 90% Of The World’s Countries Report Disruptions Of Critical Mental Health Services – WHO Survey 05/10/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted mental health services in 93% of countries at a time when they are most needed, concludes a new WHO survey, released Monday. The survey is based on data from 130 WHO countries gathered between June and August 2020. Despite rising awareness of the enormous strain that the pandemic has placed […] Continue reading -> United States Appears To Walk Back on Threats To Withdraw from World Health Organization – Calls For Countries To Adopt ‘Roadmap for Reform’ 05/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States appears to be walking back on threats to withdraw from the World Health Organization – just as US President Donald Trump is reported to be recovering from a bout with COVID-19 in Washington, DC. Speaking at the first formal meeting of WHO’s Executive Board governing body to be convened since May, US […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccine Timeline Is Caught In “Crucible” of US Presidential Election – Pfizer CEO Protests 02/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin The CEO of Pfizer, one of the frontrunners in the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, has lambasted US President Donald Trump’s politicization of the vaccine approval timeline, declaring in an open letter that the company is “moving at the speed of science” and will not “succumb to political pressure” to prematurely rush its product […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General Wishes President Donald Trump Speedy Recovery From COVID-19 – As US Presidential Campaign Enters Uncharted Waters 02/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Madeleine Hoecklin WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus joined the chorus of world leaders wishing United States President Donald Trump and his wife a speedy recovery from COVID-19 – while the US presidential campaign entered uncharted waters, with the cancellation of campaign rallies and fears that other White House Staff and political allies who had accompanied […] Continue reading -> Geneva’s International Chamber Of Commerce Hosts Dialogue Involving Geneva UN Agency and Big Tobacco – For Second Year In A Row 01/10/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher For the second year in a row, Geneva’s International Chamber of Commerce has hosted a dialogue bringing local tobacco industry leaders together with a major Geneva-based UN Agency – in this case to discuss the ‘role of multinationals in economic recovery following the coronavirus’. The ICC’s 6th Business Dialogue, involving Teresa Moreira, Head Competition and […] Continue reading -> Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Unlikely To Be Available To Public Before Spring, 2021; Initial US FDA Authorization Would Be Sought In Late November 01/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Moderna intends to seek US Food and Drug Administration emergency authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate for frontline medical workers by November 25th at the earliest, and only in late January for use in the general population. That means that the vaccine, if approved on schedule, would only be available for widespread distribution to the […] Continue reading -> Aid Workers In Democratic Republic Of Congo Accused Of Sexual Abuse, Says Investigation By The New Humanitarian 29/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Over fifty women in the Democratic Republic of Congo have accused aid workers from the World Health Organization and leading international NGOs of sexual abuse and exploitation, concluded a year-long investigation led by the New Humanitarian and the Thomson Reuter Foundation on Tuesday. The report highlights how “common” sexual exploitation and abuse are in humanitarian […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
United States Appears To Walk Back on Threats To Withdraw from World Health Organization – Calls For Countries To Adopt ‘Roadmap for Reform’ 05/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States appears to be walking back on threats to withdraw from the World Health Organization – just as US President Donald Trump is reported to be recovering from a bout with COVID-19 in Washington, DC. Speaking at the first formal meeting of WHO’s Executive Board governing body to be convened since May, US […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccine Timeline Is Caught In “Crucible” of US Presidential Election – Pfizer CEO Protests 02/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin The CEO of Pfizer, one of the frontrunners in the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, has lambasted US President Donald Trump’s politicization of the vaccine approval timeline, declaring in an open letter that the company is “moving at the speed of science” and will not “succumb to political pressure” to prematurely rush its product […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General Wishes President Donald Trump Speedy Recovery From COVID-19 – As US Presidential Campaign Enters Uncharted Waters 02/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Madeleine Hoecklin WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus joined the chorus of world leaders wishing United States President Donald Trump and his wife a speedy recovery from COVID-19 – while the US presidential campaign entered uncharted waters, with the cancellation of campaign rallies and fears that other White House Staff and political allies who had accompanied […] Continue reading -> Geneva’s International Chamber Of Commerce Hosts Dialogue Involving Geneva UN Agency and Big Tobacco – For Second Year In A Row 01/10/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher For the second year in a row, Geneva’s International Chamber of Commerce has hosted a dialogue bringing local tobacco industry leaders together with a major Geneva-based UN Agency – in this case to discuss the ‘role of multinationals in economic recovery following the coronavirus’. The ICC’s 6th Business Dialogue, involving Teresa Moreira, Head Competition and […] Continue reading -> Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Unlikely To Be Available To Public Before Spring, 2021; Initial US FDA Authorization Would Be Sought In Late November 01/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Moderna intends to seek US Food and Drug Administration emergency authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate for frontline medical workers by November 25th at the earliest, and only in late January for use in the general population. That means that the vaccine, if approved on schedule, would only be available for widespread distribution to the […] Continue reading -> Aid Workers In Democratic Republic Of Congo Accused Of Sexual Abuse, Says Investigation By The New Humanitarian 29/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Over fifty women in the Democratic Republic of Congo have accused aid workers from the World Health Organization and leading international NGOs of sexual abuse and exploitation, concluded a year-long investigation led by the New Humanitarian and the Thomson Reuter Foundation on Tuesday. The report highlights how “common” sexual exploitation and abuse are in humanitarian […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COVID-19 Vaccine Timeline Is Caught In “Crucible” of US Presidential Election – Pfizer CEO Protests 02/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin The CEO of Pfizer, one of the frontrunners in the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, has lambasted US President Donald Trump’s politicization of the vaccine approval timeline, declaring in an open letter that the company is “moving at the speed of science” and will not “succumb to political pressure” to prematurely rush its product […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General Wishes President Donald Trump Speedy Recovery From COVID-19 – As US Presidential Campaign Enters Uncharted Waters 02/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Madeleine Hoecklin WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus joined the chorus of world leaders wishing United States President Donald Trump and his wife a speedy recovery from COVID-19 – while the US presidential campaign entered uncharted waters, with the cancellation of campaign rallies and fears that other White House Staff and political allies who had accompanied […] Continue reading -> Geneva’s International Chamber Of Commerce Hosts Dialogue Involving Geneva UN Agency and Big Tobacco – For Second Year In A Row 01/10/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher For the second year in a row, Geneva’s International Chamber of Commerce has hosted a dialogue bringing local tobacco industry leaders together with a major Geneva-based UN Agency – in this case to discuss the ‘role of multinationals in economic recovery following the coronavirus’. The ICC’s 6th Business Dialogue, involving Teresa Moreira, Head Competition and […] Continue reading -> Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Unlikely To Be Available To Public Before Spring, 2021; Initial US FDA Authorization Would Be Sought In Late November 01/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Moderna intends to seek US Food and Drug Administration emergency authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate for frontline medical workers by November 25th at the earliest, and only in late January for use in the general population. That means that the vaccine, if approved on schedule, would only be available for widespread distribution to the […] Continue reading -> Aid Workers In Democratic Republic Of Congo Accused Of Sexual Abuse, Says Investigation By The New Humanitarian 29/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Over fifty women in the Democratic Republic of Congo have accused aid workers from the World Health Organization and leading international NGOs of sexual abuse and exploitation, concluded a year-long investigation led by the New Humanitarian and the Thomson Reuter Foundation on Tuesday. The report highlights how “common” sexual exploitation and abuse are in humanitarian […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Director General Wishes President Donald Trump Speedy Recovery From COVID-19 – As US Presidential Campaign Enters Uncharted Waters 02/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Madeleine Hoecklin WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus joined the chorus of world leaders wishing United States President Donald Trump and his wife a speedy recovery from COVID-19 – while the US presidential campaign entered uncharted waters, with the cancellation of campaign rallies and fears that other White House Staff and political allies who had accompanied […] Continue reading -> Geneva’s International Chamber Of Commerce Hosts Dialogue Involving Geneva UN Agency and Big Tobacco – For Second Year In A Row 01/10/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher For the second year in a row, Geneva’s International Chamber of Commerce has hosted a dialogue bringing local tobacco industry leaders together with a major Geneva-based UN Agency – in this case to discuss the ‘role of multinationals in economic recovery following the coronavirus’. The ICC’s 6th Business Dialogue, involving Teresa Moreira, Head Competition and […] Continue reading -> Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Unlikely To Be Available To Public Before Spring, 2021; Initial US FDA Authorization Would Be Sought In Late November 01/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Moderna intends to seek US Food and Drug Administration emergency authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate for frontline medical workers by November 25th at the earliest, and only in late January for use in the general population. That means that the vaccine, if approved on schedule, would only be available for widespread distribution to the […] Continue reading -> Aid Workers In Democratic Republic Of Congo Accused Of Sexual Abuse, Says Investigation By The New Humanitarian 29/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Over fifty women in the Democratic Republic of Congo have accused aid workers from the World Health Organization and leading international NGOs of sexual abuse and exploitation, concluded a year-long investigation led by the New Humanitarian and the Thomson Reuter Foundation on Tuesday. The report highlights how “common” sexual exploitation and abuse are in humanitarian […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Geneva’s International Chamber Of Commerce Hosts Dialogue Involving Geneva UN Agency and Big Tobacco – For Second Year In A Row 01/10/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher For the second year in a row, Geneva’s International Chamber of Commerce has hosted a dialogue bringing local tobacco industry leaders together with a major Geneva-based UN Agency – in this case to discuss the ‘role of multinationals in economic recovery following the coronavirus’. The ICC’s 6th Business Dialogue, involving Teresa Moreira, Head Competition and […] Continue reading -> Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Unlikely To Be Available To Public Before Spring, 2021; Initial US FDA Authorization Would Be Sought In Late November 01/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Moderna intends to seek US Food and Drug Administration emergency authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate for frontline medical workers by November 25th at the earliest, and only in late January for use in the general population. That means that the vaccine, if approved on schedule, would only be available for widespread distribution to the […] Continue reading -> Aid Workers In Democratic Republic Of Congo Accused Of Sexual Abuse, Says Investigation By The New Humanitarian 29/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Over fifty women in the Democratic Republic of Congo have accused aid workers from the World Health Organization and leading international NGOs of sexual abuse and exploitation, concluded a year-long investigation led by the New Humanitarian and the Thomson Reuter Foundation on Tuesday. The report highlights how “common” sexual exploitation and abuse are in humanitarian […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Unlikely To Be Available To Public Before Spring, 2021; Initial US FDA Authorization Would Be Sought In Late November 01/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Moderna intends to seek US Food and Drug Administration emergency authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate for frontline medical workers by November 25th at the earliest, and only in late January for use in the general population. That means that the vaccine, if approved on schedule, would only be available for widespread distribution to the […] Continue reading -> Aid Workers In Democratic Republic Of Congo Accused Of Sexual Abuse, Says Investigation By The New Humanitarian 29/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Over fifty women in the Democratic Republic of Congo have accused aid workers from the World Health Organization and leading international NGOs of sexual abuse and exploitation, concluded a year-long investigation led by the New Humanitarian and the Thomson Reuter Foundation on Tuesday. The report highlights how “common” sexual exploitation and abuse are in humanitarian […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Aid Workers In Democratic Republic Of Congo Accused Of Sexual Abuse, Says Investigation By The New Humanitarian 29/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Over fifty women in the Democratic Republic of Congo have accused aid workers from the World Health Organization and leading international NGOs of sexual abuse and exploitation, concluded a year-long investigation led by the New Humanitarian and the Thomson Reuter Foundation on Tuesday. The report highlights how “common” sexual exploitation and abuse are in humanitarian […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts