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The approval and distribution of
coronavirus vaccines does not guarantee the
disease will be eradicated, and governments
should aim to reduce the spread of the virus to
manageable levels, World Health Organization
officials say as health experts study multiple
variants of the coronavirus spreading around the
world. The WHO has approved a vaccine from
Pfizer and BioNTech for emergency use to speed
up vaccine access in developing
countries. Full Story: Reuters
(12/31), CP24 (Canada)/The Canadian
Press
(12/31), India Today (1/3)
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Authorities in Iran last week
notified the International Atomic Energy Agency
that the country plans to increase uranium
enrichment to 20% -- a level not seen since the
implementation of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive
Plan of Action, which limited the country's
uranium enrichment to 3.67%. Iran has also
threatened to cease cooperation with United
Nations inspectors if international sanctions
against it are not lifted. Full Story: National Public Radio (1/1)
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The United Nations has expressed
concern over reports of a man detained in
Bangladesh for photographing the relocation of
Rohingya refugees to a remote island camp, which
UN officials say they have still been unable to
access to evaluate its habitability. The UN
General Assembly last week voted to condemn
Myanmar for human rights abuses that drove
around 860,000 Rohingya and minority refugees
into Bangladesh. Full Story: Radio Free Asia
(12/31), The Guardian (London)
(1/1), Dhaka Tribune
(Bangladesh)
(1/2)
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Federal lawmakers in Argentina
last week voted to legalize abortions up to the
14th week of pregnancy, for rape victims and
when the mother's life is threatened. The
decision makes Argentina the largest Latin
American country to strike down a ban on
abortion. Full Story: Voice of America
(12/30)
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The United Nations has endorsed
the "Cut a Tonne in '21" campaign, which aims to
help participants decrease their personal carbon
footprint and live more sustainably. Climate
scientists with the UN say the world's carbon
emissions must be cut by 45% by 2030 to limit
global warming to habitable levels. Full Story: Thomson Reuters
Foundation
(12/29)
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Military officials in Libya have
rejected a proposal from United Nations
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that would
see international forces deployed in Libya to
monitor the country's cease-fire, claiming such
a move would constitute unnecessary external
interference. The UN Support Mission in Libya
has formed an advisory committee aimed at
gathering diverse viewpoints as the country
plans for general elections at the end of
2021. Full Story: Daily News Egypt
(1/2), Anadolu Agency (Turkey) (1/3)
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WHO urges greater COVID-19
surveillance Full Story: UN News
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"How the Biden-Harris
Administration Can Advance a Global Human Rights
Agenda" Full Story: UN Dispatch
(12/28)
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