Climate Action
Natural disasters are occurring more frequently with increased ferocity, UN says
Extreme weather events, including droughts, floods and fires are occurring more often, the United Nations has warned.
Stephanie Nebehay is a writer for Reuters.
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Health and Healthcare Systems
WHO: Just 10% of the world has caught COVID-19 and things are about to get 'difficult'
The World Health Organization estimates that 10% of the world's population have already contracted COVID-19, meaning the vast majority are still vulnerable to the disease.
Health and Healthcare Systems
OMS advierte que la pandemia se está acelerando y que América sufre lo peor
La pandemia de coronavirus se está acelerando y los 150.000 nuevos casos del jueves son el mayor número en un solo día y casi la mitad de ellos se reportaron en América.
Health and Healthcare Systems
WHO warns: 'Countries must ease lockdowns slowly'
The World Health Organization has warned countries they must ease COVID-19 lockdowns slowly and be fully prepared to restore restrictions if cases spike.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Nearly half of global workforce risk losing livelihoods in pandemic - ILO
1.6 billion workers in the informal economy are at immediate risk of losing their livelihoods as a result of COVID-19, warns the International Labour Organization.
Health and Healthcare Systems
La OMS advierte que "no hay pruebas" de que los pacientes recuperados de COVID-19 no puedan recaer
La Organización Mundial de la Salud aconseja a los países que no emitan "pasaportes de inmunidad" o "certificados de ausencia de riesgo" a las personas que han sido infectadas.
Health and Healthcare Systems
'No evidence' that recovered COVID-19 patients cannot be reinfected, according to WHO
The World Health Organization advises countries against issuing “immunity passports” or “risk-free certificates” to people who have been infected.
Health and Healthcare Systems
OMS abre la puerta a un uso más generalizado de mascarillas para limitar la propagación
“Por lo tanto, ciertamente vemos circunstancias en las que el uso de máscaras, tanto caseras como de tela, a nivel comunitario puede ayudar en una respuesta global integral a esta enferme...
Health and Healthcare Systems
'You are not invincible' - the WHO’s message to young people on coronavirus
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned young people to avoid unnecessary socialising, as they are also vulnerable to COVID-19.
Economic Growth
Could COVID-19 coronavirus bring about a global recession?
As cases of coronavirus emerge in four more countries for the first time, all eyes are on the stock market amid fears that the deadly virus could bring about a global recession.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Measles is making a dangerous comeback, WHO warns
The World Health Organisation has warned that cases of measles are three times higher than they were last year. There have been a suspected 6.7 million cases so far this year.
Global Risks
This endangered species has been handed a major lifeline
106 countries have voted in favour of regulating the international giraffe trade. Conservationists have been quick to praise the provisional decision, which will help protect the increasi...
Sustainable Development
Microplastics in drinking water are a low risk to health, according to the WHO
Microplastic particles enter our drinking water through run-off and wastewater effulent. Despite health concerns being raised about the effect of particles on the body, the World Health O...
Climate Action
The UN says we need to reduce our meat consumption to fight climate change and improve food security
The UN report stops short of advocating going meat-free, but says dietary changes, featuring plant-based foods and sustainable animal-sourced food, could free up land and cut emissions.
Emerging Technologies
This is how much screen time under-5s should have, according to the WHO
Excessive screen time at a young age could lead to an increasingly sedentary lifestyle in adulthood, as well as altering cognitive development, according to guidelines from the World Heal...