Neglected Tropical Disease
South Sudan Faces Visceral Leishmaniasis Outbreak
Doctors without Borders reports that it is seeing eight times the normal number of cases of visceral leishmaniasis, one of the most pernicious of the neglected tropical diseases.
NTDs Getting a Little Less Neglected
Inside the World Health Organization’s first ever report on so-called “Neglected Tropical Diseases.” The good news, the bad news, and what it all means.
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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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