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UNOCHA financial tracking service: COVID-19 emergency funding data tracker
UNOCHA The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs provides aggregated tracking of both incoming funding and...


International community rallies to support open research and science to fight COVID-19
World Health Organization WHO and Costa Rica launch landmark COVID-19 Technology Access Pool. Read the full article HERE #CostaRica #WHO...


China could shape any result in its favor by putting off the WHO investigation until after pandemic
James Griffiths, CNN More than 100 countries had signed onto a resolution calling for an independent probe into the origins of the...


Unprecedented World Health Assembly Convenes Online As Pandemic Rages
Jason Beaubien, NPR The 73rd World Health Assembly took place over teleconference with the main focus being the fight against the...


Why a Globally Accessible Vaccine Is Crucial to Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jamie Ducharme, Time 'No One in the World Is Safe Until Everybody's Safe.' If the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us anything, it’s the...


The Dire Diplomacy of the Global 'Race for a Vaccine'
Brendan Borrell, Wired Stopping this pandemic will depend on scientists' ability to form partnerships across borders. President Trump has...


Taiwan's Coronavirus Moment — And Delicate Balancing Act
John Ruwitch, NPR An analysis of Taiwan's response to COVID-19 and its geopolitical implications. Read the full article HERE #WHO #Taiwan...


World leaders launch plan to speed COVID-19 drugs, vaccine; U.S. stays away
Stephanie Nebehay & Michael Shields, Reuters World leaders pledged on Friday to accelerate work on tests, drugs and vaccines against...


COVID-19 - Joint declaration of the alliance for multilateralism
Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs "diplomatie" A declaration signed by 24 countries calling for a multifaceted, cooperative approach...


America, China and saving the WHO
Kevin Rudd, The Economist The crisis exposes realities for what they are. The uncomfortable truth about the current coronavirus crisis is...


How global public health could revive multilateralism
Arancha Gonzalez, Public Syndicate In the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, national responses are vital, but in the medium term,...


Focus on multilateralism in anti-virus fight
Sun Zhuangzhi, China Daily The novel coronavirus has wreaked havoc in almost all countries and there is no sign of the outbreak slowing....


COVID-19 and digital health: What can digital health offer for COVID-19?
World Health Organization Digital health technology has been deployed to address the most urgent needs during the pandemic, including in...


Trump aides consider creating alternative to WHO
Nahal Toosi, Politico Aides to President Donald Trump are debating some potentially far-reaching moves to punish the World Health...


Medical Diplomacy to Face The Global Health Challenges: A Case Study of COVID-19
Dr. Mory Sumaworo, FrontPage Africa Online Health crises pose fundamental challenges to international relations and have been a major...


WhatsApp and WHO create a chatbot to share reliable coronavirus information
Christine Fisher, Engadget In an attempt to help users find accurate coronavirus information, WhatsApp and the World Health Organization...


Pandemic Control: A New Area for ASEAN Defense Cooperation?
Henrick Z. Tsjeng, The Diplomat ASEAN could modify military humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mechanisms to support regional...
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