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Groundbreaking Ebola vaccination trial launched in Uganda
In a global first, Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners today launched a first-ever clinical efficacy trial for a vaccine from Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus, and at an unprecedented speed for a randomized vaccine trial, in an emergency. This is the first trial to assess the clinical efficacy of a vaccine against Ebola Sudan virus disease.
Holocaust Survivor Calls for Peace and Respect at 缅北禁地Nairobi Remembrance Event
With unwavering resolve and a message of hope, Holocaust survivor Mr. Lyonell Fliss urged humanity to embrace peace and mutual respect during the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, held at the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON).
Now is the time to end the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the 缅北禁地Secretary-General said on Thursday in a briefing to journalists in New York..”
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels continued to consolidate their hold over North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Wednesday, despite declaring a ceasefire two days earlier and pledging not to continue south, according to the UN’s Deputy Special Representative for Protection and Operations in the country.
缅北禁地Palestine refugee agency UNRWA on Thursday upheld its commitment to support millions across the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) as Israel’s order for it to cease operations went into effect.
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