UN Asks International Court for Direction on Climate Polluters 31/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolved this week to ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to clarify the obligations of member states under international law “to ensure the protection of the climate system and other parts of the environment from anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases”. The request came via a resolution passed by […] Continue reading -> Gap of Undiagnosed TB Cases Narrows as Global Response Rebounds from COVID 24/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After major setbacks during the pandemic, TB diagnosis and treatment appears to have rebounded with the number of undiagnosed TB-infections estimated at less than three million people in 2022- the lowest ever. That’s according to preliminary data released by the Stop TB Partnership, on Friday, World TB Day. “In 2022 the gap between the estimated […] Continue reading -> One Year On, Ukraine is a ‘Crime Scene’ – But Ensuring Accountability is Almost Impossible 23/02/2023 Kerry Cullinan On the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the international community is grappling with how to hold Russia accountable for war crimes, while many Ukrainians are struggling mentally and physically. “Ukraine is a crime scene,” Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), told a United Nations (UN) session on the war in […] Continue reading -> WHO Announces New TB Vaccine ‘Accelerator’ at Davos as High-Level Panel Discusses Elimination Challenge 18/01/2023 Megha Kaveri DAVOS, Switzerland – The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced plans to set up a new TB Vaccine Accelerator Council to increase momentum for the development of a vaccine to combat the world’s most deadly infectious disease. Speaking at a high-level panel at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting where the plan was launched, WHO […] Continue reading -> Switzerland and Ecuador Appeal for Treaty to End the ‘Plastic Crisis’ 17/01/2023 John Heilprin DAVOS, Switzerland – The presidents of Switzerland and Ecuador led a call here at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Tuesday for greater international cooperation to fight plastic pollution, urging passage of a global treaty with tough regulations to confront a burgeoning environmental and health crisis from the ubiquitous material once seen as a symbol of […] Continue reading -> COP27: Diplomatic Baby Steps amid Mounting Humanitarian Crises 24/11/2022 Paula Dupraz-Dobias (SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt via The New Humanitarian) – Climate justice played a central role at COP27, where the snail’s pace of progress on addressing the climate emergency once again stood in stark contrast to the realities on disaster front lines. Negotiators and policymakers emerged from the annual summit in Egypt hailing a breakthrough on so-called […] Continue reading -> What about Debt Cancellation to Help Prevent Future Pandemics? 21/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan Negotiations on a ‘pandemic treaty’ are starting in earnest within weeks as the World Health Organization (WHO) distributed the first ‘zero-sum’ conceptual draft of the agreement to member states on Friday – but one of the biggest conundrums is how to pay to mitigate the next pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact […] Continue reading -> COP27 Agrees to Create a ‘Loss and Damage’ Fund; but Falls Short on Mitigation Ambition 19/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Maayan Hoffman SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT – In a historic first, delegates to the 27th UN Climate Conference, COP27, agreed Sunday to create a “loss and damage” fund to assist countries suffering from the impact of the climate crisis, concluding a meeting that went into two days of overdrive, with negotiations day and night. They also added […] Continue reading -> South Africa’s Cabinet Approves African Medicines Agency Treaty 11/10/2022 Paul Adepoju In a major step forward for the new regulatory alliance, Africa’s third-largest economy, South Africa is now moving to join the African Medicines Agency. South Africa’s Cabinet has approved the signing of the African Union treaty establishing the African Medicines Agency (AMA) and submitted it to Parliament for ratification, according to a government statement on […] Continue reading -> Africa’s New Medicine Agency Needs Support From Continent’s Powerhouses 28/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Africa’s most powerful countries need to ratify the African Medicines Agency (AMA) to ensure its credibility – and civil society organisations can lobby them to do so , said Dr Michel Sidibe, the African Union’s (AU) Special Representative on the AMA. “It is important to have countries like South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, the DRC, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Gap of Undiagnosed TB Cases Narrows as Global Response Rebounds from COVID 24/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After major setbacks during the pandemic, TB diagnosis and treatment appears to have rebounded with the number of undiagnosed TB-infections estimated at less than three million people in 2022- the lowest ever. That’s according to preliminary data released by the Stop TB Partnership, on Friday, World TB Day. “In 2022 the gap between the estimated […] Continue reading -> One Year On, Ukraine is a ‘Crime Scene’ – But Ensuring Accountability is Almost Impossible 23/02/2023 Kerry Cullinan On the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the international community is grappling with how to hold Russia accountable for war crimes, while many Ukrainians are struggling mentally and physically. “Ukraine is a crime scene,” Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), told a United Nations (UN) session on the war in […] Continue reading -> WHO Announces New TB Vaccine ‘Accelerator’ at Davos as High-Level Panel Discusses Elimination Challenge 18/01/2023 Megha Kaveri DAVOS, Switzerland – The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced plans to set up a new TB Vaccine Accelerator Council to increase momentum for the development of a vaccine to combat the world’s most deadly infectious disease. Speaking at a high-level panel at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting where the plan was launched, WHO […] Continue reading -> Switzerland and Ecuador Appeal for Treaty to End the ‘Plastic Crisis’ 17/01/2023 John Heilprin DAVOS, Switzerland – The presidents of Switzerland and Ecuador led a call here at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Tuesday for greater international cooperation to fight plastic pollution, urging passage of a global treaty with tough regulations to confront a burgeoning environmental and health crisis from the ubiquitous material once seen as a symbol of […] Continue reading -> COP27: Diplomatic Baby Steps amid Mounting Humanitarian Crises 24/11/2022 Paula Dupraz-Dobias (SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt via The New Humanitarian) – Climate justice played a central role at COP27, where the snail’s pace of progress on addressing the climate emergency once again stood in stark contrast to the realities on disaster front lines. Negotiators and policymakers emerged from the annual summit in Egypt hailing a breakthrough on so-called […] Continue reading -> What about Debt Cancellation to Help Prevent Future Pandemics? 21/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan Negotiations on a ‘pandemic treaty’ are starting in earnest within weeks as the World Health Organization (WHO) distributed the first ‘zero-sum’ conceptual draft of the agreement to member states on Friday – but one of the biggest conundrums is how to pay to mitigate the next pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact […] Continue reading -> COP27 Agrees to Create a ‘Loss and Damage’ Fund; but Falls Short on Mitigation Ambition 19/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Maayan Hoffman SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT – In a historic first, delegates to the 27th UN Climate Conference, COP27, agreed Sunday to create a “loss and damage” fund to assist countries suffering from the impact of the climate crisis, concluding a meeting that went into two days of overdrive, with negotiations day and night. They also added […] Continue reading -> South Africa’s Cabinet Approves African Medicines Agency Treaty 11/10/2022 Paul Adepoju In a major step forward for the new regulatory alliance, Africa’s third-largest economy, South Africa is now moving to join the African Medicines Agency. South Africa’s Cabinet has approved the signing of the African Union treaty establishing the African Medicines Agency (AMA) and submitted it to Parliament for ratification, according to a government statement on […] Continue reading -> Africa’s New Medicine Agency Needs Support From Continent’s Powerhouses 28/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Africa’s most powerful countries need to ratify the African Medicines Agency (AMA) to ensure its credibility – and civil society organisations can lobby them to do so , said Dr Michel Sidibe, the African Union’s (AU) Special Representative on the AMA. “It is important to have countries like South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, the DRC, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
One Year On, Ukraine is a ‘Crime Scene’ – But Ensuring Accountability is Almost Impossible 23/02/2023 Kerry Cullinan On the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the international community is grappling with how to hold Russia accountable for war crimes, while many Ukrainians are struggling mentally and physically. “Ukraine is a crime scene,” Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), told a United Nations (UN) session on the war in […] Continue reading -> WHO Announces New TB Vaccine ‘Accelerator’ at Davos as High-Level Panel Discusses Elimination Challenge 18/01/2023 Megha Kaveri DAVOS, Switzerland – The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced plans to set up a new TB Vaccine Accelerator Council to increase momentum for the development of a vaccine to combat the world’s most deadly infectious disease. Speaking at a high-level panel at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting where the plan was launched, WHO […] Continue reading -> Switzerland and Ecuador Appeal for Treaty to End the ‘Plastic Crisis’ 17/01/2023 John Heilprin DAVOS, Switzerland – The presidents of Switzerland and Ecuador led a call here at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Tuesday for greater international cooperation to fight plastic pollution, urging passage of a global treaty with tough regulations to confront a burgeoning environmental and health crisis from the ubiquitous material once seen as a symbol of […] Continue reading -> COP27: Diplomatic Baby Steps amid Mounting Humanitarian Crises 24/11/2022 Paula Dupraz-Dobias (SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt via The New Humanitarian) – Climate justice played a central role at COP27, where the snail’s pace of progress on addressing the climate emergency once again stood in stark contrast to the realities on disaster front lines. Negotiators and policymakers emerged from the annual summit in Egypt hailing a breakthrough on so-called […] Continue reading -> What about Debt Cancellation to Help Prevent Future Pandemics? 21/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan Negotiations on a ‘pandemic treaty’ are starting in earnest within weeks as the World Health Organization (WHO) distributed the first ‘zero-sum’ conceptual draft of the agreement to member states on Friday – but one of the biggest conundrums is how to pay to mitigate the next pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact […] Continue reading -> COP27 Agrees to Create a ‘Loss and Damage’ Fund; but Falls Short on Mitigation Ambition 19/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Maayan Hoffman SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT – In a historic first, delegates to the 27th UN Climate Conference, COP27, agreed Sunday to create a “loss and damage” fund to assist countries suffering from the impact of the climate crisis, concluding a meeting that went into two days of overdrive, with negotiations day and night. They also added […] Continue reading -> South Africa’s Cabinet Approves African Medicines Agency Treaty 11/10/2022 Paul Adepoju In a major step forward for the new regulatory alliance, Africa’s third-largest economy, South Africa is now moving to join the African Medicines Agency. South Africa’s Cabinet has approved the signing of the African Union treaty establishing the African Medicines Agency (AMA) and submitted it to Parliament for ratification, according to a government statement on […] Continue reading -> Africa’s New Medicine Agency Needs Support From Continent’s Powerhouses 28/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Africa’s most powerful countries need to ratify the African Medicines Agency (AMA) to ensure its credibility – and civil society organisations can lobby them to do so , said Dr Michel Sidibe, the African Union’s (AU) Special Representative on the AMA. “It is important to have countries like South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, the DRC, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Announces New TB Vaccine ‘Accelerator’ at Davos as High-Level Panel Discusses Elimination Challenge 18/01/2023 Megha Kaveri DAVOS, Switzerland – The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced plans to set up a new TB Vaccine Accelerator Council to increase momentum for the development of a vaccine to combat the world’s most deadly infectious disease. Speaking at a high-level panel at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting where the plan was launched, WHO […] Continue reading -> Switzerland and Ecuador Appeal for Treaty to End the ‘Plastic Crisis’ 17/01/2023 John Heilprin DAVOS, Switzerland – The presidents of Switzerland and Ecuador led a call here at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Tuesday for greater international cooperation to fight plastic pollution, urging passage of a global treaty with tough regulations to confront a burgeoning environmental and health crisis from the ubiquitous material once seen as a symbol of […] Continue reading -> COP27: Diplomatic Baby Steps amid Mounting Humanitarian Crises 24/11/2022 Paula Dupraz-Dobias (SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt via The New Humanitarian) – Climate justice played a central role at COP27, where the snail’s pace of progress on addressing the climate emergency once again stood in stark contrast to the realities on disaster front lines. Negotiators and policymakers emerged from the annual summit in Egypt hailing a breakthrough on so-called […] Continue reading -> What about Debt Cancellation to Help Prevent Future Pandemics? 21/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan Negotiations on a ‘pandemic treaty’ are starting in earnest within weeks as the World Health Organization (WHO) distributed the first ‘zero-sum’ conceptual draft of the agreement to member states on Friday – but one of the biggest conundrums is how to pay to mitigate the next pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact […] Continue reading -> COP27 Agrees to Create a ‘Loss and Damage’ Fund; but Falls Short on Mitigation Ambition 19/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Maayan Hoffman SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT – In a historic first, delegates to the 27th UN Climate Conference, COP27, agreed Sunday to create a “loss and damage” fund to assist countries suffering from the impact of the climate crisis, concluding a meeting that went into two days of overdrive, with negotiations day and night. They also added […] Continue reading -> South Africa’s Cabinet Approves African Medicines Agency Treaty 11/10/2022 Paul Adepoju In a major step forward for the new regulatory alliance, Africa’s third-largest economy, South Africa is now moving to join the African Medicines Agency. South Africa’s Cabinet has approved the signing of the African Union treaty establishing the African Medicines Agency (AMA) and submitted it to Parliament for ratification, according to a government statement on […] Continue reading -> Africa’s New Medicine Agency Needs Support From Continent’s Powerhouses 28/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Africa’s most powerful countries need to ratify the African Medicines Agency (AMA) to ensure its credibility – and civil society organisations can lobby them to do so , said Dr Michel Sidibe, the African Union’s (AU) Special Representative on the AMA. “It is important to have countries like South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, the DRC, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Switzerland and Ecuador Appeal for Treaty to End the ‘Plastic Crisis’ 17/01/2023 John Heilprin DAVOS, Switzerland – The presidents of Switzerland and Ecuador led a call here at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Tuesday for greater international cooperation to fight plastic pollution, urging passage of a global treaty with tough regulations to confront a burgeoning environmental and health crisis from the ubiquitous material once seen as a symbol of […] Continue reading -> COP27: Diplomatic Baby Steps amid Mounting Humanitarian Crises 24/11/2022 Paula Dupraz-Dobias (SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt via The New Humanitarian) – Climate justice played a central role at COP27, where the snail’s pace of progress on addressing the climate emergency once again stood in stark contrast to the realities on disaster front lines. Negotiators and policymakers emerged from the annual summit in Egypt hailing a breakthrough on so-called […] Continue reading -> What about Debt Cancellation to Help Prevent Future Pandemics? 21/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan Negotiations on a ‘pandemic treaty’ are starting in earnest within weeks as the World Health Organization (WHO) distributed the first ‘zero-sum’ conceptual draft of the agreement to member states on Friday – but one of the biggest conundrums is how to pay to mitigate the next pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact […] Continue reading -> COP27 Agrees to Create a ‘Loss and Damage’ Fund; but Falls Short on Mitigation Ambition 19/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Maayan Hoffman SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT – In a historic first, delegates to the 27th UN Climate Conference, COP27, agreed Sunday to create a “loss and damage” fund to assist countries suffering from the impact of the climate crisis, concluding a meeting that went into two days of overdrive, with negotiations day and night. They also added […] Continue reading -> South Africa’s Cabinet Approves African Medicines Agency Treaty 11/10/2022 Paul Adepoju In a major step forward for the new regulatory alliance, Africa’s third-largest economy, South Africa is now moving to join the African Medicines Agency. South Africa’s Cabinet has approved the signing of the African Union treaty establishing the African Medicines Agency (AMA) and submitted it to Parliament for ratification, according to a government statement on […] Continue reading -> Africa’s New Medicine Agency Needs Support From Continent’s Powerhouses 28/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Africa’s most powerful countries need to ratify the African Medicines Agency (AMA) to ensure its credibility – and civil society organisations can lobby them to do so , said Dr Michel Sidibe, the African Union’s (AU) Special Representative on the AMA. “It is important to have countries like South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, the DRC, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COP27: Diplomatic Baby Steps amid Mounting Humanitarian Crises 24/11/2022 Paula Dupraz-Dobias (SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt via The New Humanitarian) – Climate justice played a central role at COP27, where the snail’s pace of progress on addressing the climate emergency once again stood in stark contrast to the realities on disaster front lines. Negotiators and policymakers emerged from the annual summit in Egypt hailing a breakthrough on so-called […] Continue reading -> What about Debt Cancellation to Help Prevent Future Pandemics? 21/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan Negotiations on a ‘pandemic treaty’ are starting in earnest within weeks as the World Health Organization (WHO) distributed the first ‘zero-sum’ conceptual draft of the agreement to member states on Friday – but one of the biggest conundrums is how to pay to mitigate the next pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact […] Continue reading -> COP27 Agrees to Create a ‘Loss and Damage’ Fund; but Falls Short on Mitigation Ambition 19/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Maayan Hoffman SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT – In a historic first, delegates to the 27th UN Climate Conference, COP27, agreed Sunday to create a “loss and damage” fund to assist countries suffering from the impact of the climate crisis, concluding a meeting that went into two days of overdrive, with negotiations day and night. They also added […] Continue reading -> South Africa’s Cabinet Approves African Medicines Agency Treaty 11/10/2022 Paul Adepoju In a major step forward for the new regulatory alliance, Africa’s third-largest economy, South Africa is now moving to join the African Medicines Agency. South Africa’s Cabinet has approved the signing of the African Union treaty establishing the African Medicines Agency (AMA) and submitted it to Parliament for ratification, according to a government statement on […] Continue reading -> Africa’s New Medicine Agency Needs Support From Continent’s Powerhouses 28/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Africa’s most powerful countries need to ratify the African Medicines Agency (AMA) to ensure its credibility – and civil society organisations can lobby them to do so , said Dr Michel Sidibe, the African Union’s (AU) Special Representative on the AMA. “It is important to have countries like South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, the DRC, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
What about Debt Cancellation to Help Prevent Future Pandemics? 21/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan Negotiations on a ‘pandemic treaty’ are starting in earnest within weeks as the World Health Organization (WHO) distributed the first ‘zero-sum’ conceptual draft of the agreement to member states on Friday – but one of the biggest conundrums is how to pay to mitigate the next pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact […] Continue reading -> COP27 Agrees to Create a ‘Loss and Damage’ Fund; but Falls Short on Mitigation Ambition 19/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Maayan Hoffman SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT – In a historic first, delegates to the 27th UN Climate Conference, COP27, agreed Sunday to create a “loss and damage” fund to assist countries suffering from the impact of the climate crisis, concluding a meeting that went into two days of overdrive, with negotiations day and night. They also added […] Continue reading -> South Africa’s Cabinet Approves African Medicines Agency Treaty 11/10/2022 Paul Adepoju In a major step forward for the new regulatory alliance, Africa’s third-largest economy, South Africa is now moving to join the African Medicines Agency. South Africa’s Cabinet has approved the signing of the African Union treaty establishing the African Medicines Agency (AMA) and submitted it to Parliament for ratification, according to a government statement on […] Continue reading -> Africa’s New Medicine Agency Needs Support From Continent’s Powerhouses 28/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Africa’s most powerful countries need to ratify the African Medicines Agency (AMA) to ensure its credibility – and civil society organisations can lobby them to do so , said Dr Michel Sidibe, the African Union’s (AU) Special Representative on the AMA. “It is important to have countries like South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, the DRC, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COP27 Agrees to Create a ‘Loss and Damage’ Fund; but Falls Short on Mitigation Ambition 19/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Maayan Hoffman SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT – In a historic first, delegates to the 27th UN Climate Conference, COP27, agreed Sunday to create a “loss and damage” fund to assist countries suffering from the impact of the climate crisis, concluding a meeting that went into two days of overdrive, with negotiations day and night. They also added […] Continue reading -> South Africa’s Cabinet Approves African Medicines Agency Treaty 11/10/2022 Paul Adepoju In a major step forward for the new regulatory alliance, Africa’s third-largest economy, South Africa is now moving to join the African Medicines Agency. South Africa’s Cabinet has approved the signing of the African Union treaty establishing the African Medicines Agency (AMA) and submitted it to Parliament for ratification, according to a government statement on […] Continue reading -> Africa’s New Medicine Agency Needs Support From Continent’s Powerhouses 28/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Africa’s most powerful countries need to ratify the African Medicines Agency (AMA) to ensure its credibility – and civil society organisations can lobby them to do so , said Dr Michel Sidibe, the African Union’s (AU) Special Representative on the AMA. “It is important to have countries like South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, the DRC, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
South Africa’s Cabinet Approves African Medicines Agency Treaty 11/10/2022 Paul Adepoju In a major step forward for the new regulatory alliance, Africa’s third-largest economy, South Africa is now moving to join the African Medicines Agency. South Africa’s Cabinet has approved the signing of the African Union treaty establishing the African Medicines Agency (AMA) and submitted it to Parliament for ratification, according to a government statement on […] Continue reading -> Africa’s New Medicine Agency Needs Support From Continent’s Powerhouses 28/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Africa’s most powerful countries need to ratify the African Medicines Agency (AMA) to ensure its credibility – and civil society organisations can lobby them to do so , said Dr Michel Sidibe, the African Union’s (AU) Special Representative on the AMA. “It is important to have countries like South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, the DRC, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Africa’s New Medicine Agency Needs Support From Continent’s Powerhouses 28/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Africa’s most powerful countries need to ratify the African Medicines Agency (AMA) to ensure its credibility – and civil society organisations can lobby them to do so , said Dr Michel Sidibe, the African Union’s (AU) Special Representative on the AMA. “It is important to have countries like South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, the DRC, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts