Geopolitics
New York: Health teams worldwide need much safer working conditions to combat the “dangerous neglect” they have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN health and labour agencies said on Monday. more
US, UK pitch for Taiwan's participation at WHO meeting

Taipei, Taiwan: Health officials from the United States and the United Kingdom have voiced the need for Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization (WHO) during the agency ...

WHO's first study on origin of COVID-19 virus was highly deficient: Blinken

Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called the World Health Organization's first study on the coronavirus pandemic's origins "highly deficient", a statement ...

WHO appeals for regular access to Palestinian enclave amid ongoing Israeli strikes

New York: The UN health agency has added its weight to calls for regular humanitarian access to Gaza, where two dozen medical facilities have now come under attack through Israeli air str ...

French Senate adopts resolution to support Taiwan's wider participation in WHO, other bodies

Paris: Amid China's continuing resistance, the French  Senate last week adopted a resolution to support Taiwan's participation in the activities of international organization ...

Invite Taiwan as observer during upcoming annual meeting: US tells WHO

The United States has asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to invite Taiwan to participate as an observer at the upcoming annual meeting of the World Health Assembly.

US to WHO: Invite Taiwan as observer during upcoming annual meeting

The United States has asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to invite Taiwan to participate as an observer at the upcoming annual meeting of the World Health Assembly.

Ex-US official feels WHO COVID-19 report was focused on 'pleasing' China

Washington: A former US National Security Council's senior director for counterproliferation and biodefense has said the recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report on the origin of ...

COVID-19: US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan questions China over Wuhan data sharing

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan targeted China and expressed concern over the data Beijing has provided to the World Health Organization regarding the origins of the coronaviru ...

China slams US govt for accusing Beijing of interfering in WHO’s COVID-19 origin investigation

Washington: China has reacted sharply to the US comments on Beijing interfering in the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) probe into the origins of the coronavirus and said Washingto ...