Health
Vaccine Summit Aims to Save 20 Million Lives by 2020
Arguably the most important thing happening in the world today is a major meeting of policymakers, philanthropies, UN agencies, corporations and NGOs gathered in Abu Dhabi for a summit on scaling up access to childhood vaccines in the developing world.
The Terrifying Spread of Resistant Tuberculosis
The struggle to contain TB in India, before it mutates to the harder to treat resistant kind
Meet India’s Last Polio Victim
The world’s largest public health campaign is about to enter a new phase.
We Are About to Save Two Million Children. Here’s How
There’s a new plan to take on the top killers of children worldwide. Seth Berkeley explains why it will work.
Indian Children Discovered to Have Natural AIDS Resistance. Now What?
Can India find a cure to AIDS?
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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