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New cases of coronavirus are
spiking across Europe and the emergence of a
new, more rapidly spreading variant of the virus
has created an "alarming situation" on the
continent, says Dr. Hans Kluge, Europe Director
for the World Health Organization. "For a short
period of time, we need to do more than we have
done and to intensify the public health and
social measures to be certain we can flatten the
steep vertical line in some countries," Kluge
says. Full Story: The Guardian (London)
(registration required) (1/7)
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Members of the United Nations
Security Council this week voiced concern over
Syria's failure to honor pledges it made to the
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical
Weapons to destroy all its chemical weapons. UN
High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
Izumi Nakamitsu says an OPCW assessment found
inconsistencies in Syria's declaration that it
has eliminated its stockpile of chemical
weapons. Full Story: Arab News (Saudi Arabia)
(1/6), Middle East Monitor
(London)
(1/7)
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The World Health Organization
announced that it could deliver COVID-19
vaccines through its COVAX facility this month
to developing nations that are unable to afford
purchasing vaccines on their own, according to
WHO immunization director Kate O'Brien.
Emergency use listing was granted on Dec. 31 by
the WHO to Pfizer/BioNTech's vaccine, and the
body is currently reviewing data from vaccine
candidates from Moderna, AstraZeneca, China's
Sinopharm and Russia's Gamaleya
Institute. Full Story: Reuters (1/7)
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Authorities in the Dominican
Republic this week approved legislation
outlawing child marriage, but UNICEF warns the
country, which has one of the highest child
marriage rates in the Caribbean, will need a
cultural shift to end the practice. Girls in the
country need alternatives to early marriage, and
men must stop viewing women as only mothers and
wives, says Rosa Elcarte, UNICEF representative
in the Dominican Republic. Full Story: Thomson Reuters
Foundation
(1/7), Dominican Today (Dominican
Republic)
(1/7)
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A hole in the world's ozone layer
over Antarctica in 2020 reached the largest size
ever recorded before closing in the final days
of December, the World Meteorological
Organization reports. "We need continued
international action to enforce the Montreal
Protocol on ozone-depleting chemicals," says WMO
Atmospheric Environment Research Division head
Oksana Tarasova. Full Story: Yahoo/The Weather Network (1/7)
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United Nations Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres and UN General Assembly
President Volkan Bozkir voiced sadness over an
assault on the US Capitol by a group opposing
the formal acceptance of Joe Biden as
President-elect. "We call on leaders from across
the political spectrum, including the president
of the United States, to disavow false and
dangerous narratives and encourage their
supporters to do so as well," says UN High
Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle
Bachelet. Full Story: Prensa Latina (Cuba)
(1/7), Anadolu Agency (Turkey) (1/8)
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On EU's doorstep, UN raises alarm
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