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COVID-19 infections approaching highest rates ever

COVID-19 infections are approaching their highest rates since the pandemic began just over a year ago, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO)...

Playing Politics in Times of Covid: AMLO’s Whimsical Inoculation Programme

Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has capriciously modified Mexico’s inoculation programme as he sees fit. He has followed an improvised strategy along the way...

Vaccine diplomacy in South Eastern Europe: How’s the race going on?

The media dedicate increasing attention to the issue of vaccine distribution and how it affects the post-pandemic recovery. Some commentators and outlets have been...

COVID-19 spending helped to lift foreign aid to an all-time high in 2020

Foreign aid from official donors rose to an all-time high of USD 161.2 billion in 2020, up 3.5% in real terms from 2019, boosted...

The Gambia Secures More Funds for COVID-19 Vaccines

World Bank Board approved $8 million additional financing from the International Development Association (IDA) to provide The Gambia with safe and effective vaccine purchase...

Covid 19 and Human Security in Anthropocene era

Since the end of second World  the focus on international security has grown, not only state threats but also threats from non-state groups such...

CoVID-19 Control: Can Pakistan Learn From China?

It has been over a year since the first case of CoVID-19 was confirmed in Pakistan. The tally has reached 721,018 confirmed cases, 15,443...

Innovative ways to resume international travel

International travel was predictably impacted as a result of covid 19 and the tourism industry suffered severe losses. According to the UNWTO (United Nations World...

Migrants left stranded and without assistance by COVID-19 lockdowns

Travel restrictions during the COVID pandemic have been particularly hard on refugees and migrants who move out of necessity, stranding millions from home, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Thursday.  According to the International Organization for...

Reform of mental health services: An urgent need and a human rights imperative

Already in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) was warning that substantial investment in mental health services was...

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Could Trump’s Iran Economic Threat Deepen the Global Economic Crisis?

U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that countries providing...

Could the Iran War Spark a Prolonged Global Fuel Crisis?

The Iran war has pushed the global energy system...

Could Syria Become the Next Flashpoint Between Turkey and Israel?

Tensions between Israel and Turkey over Syria are escalating...
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