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17 de abr. de 2020 · The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It was inagurated following the second world war on 7 April 1948 – a date now celebrated as World Health Day. The organization grew out the International Sanitary Conferences, which convened between 1851 and 1938 to combat diseases such as cholera, yellow fever and ...
26 de may. de 2023 · Negotiations on new rules for dealing with pandemics are underway at the World Health Organization (WHO). The pandemic treaty seeks to shore up the world's defenses against new pathogens following the COVID-19 pandemic. The pact would include provisions for sharing data, funding research and development, and responding to outbreaks.
25 de jun. de 2024 · The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no political, partisan or national interests.
15 de abr. de 2020 · At a briefing on 15 April 2020, the Director-General of the World Health Organization said he regretted the US decision to halt funding to the agency. The US has historically been the WHO's top donor. The WHO said it would reassess its performance and budget to ensure its work fighting COVID-19 and other diseases continues uninterrupted.
5 de jun. de 2020 · Today, WHO officials reminded the public that masks still must be worn correctly, cared for and kept clean to ensure that they are effective. "People can infect themselves if they use contaminated hands to adjust a mask or repeatedly take it on or off," explained the Director-General. "I cannot say this clearly enough," said the Director-General.
8 de dic. de 2021 · These include the identification of COVID-19 and its classification as a pandemic, the development of vaccines and their roll-out, as well as the emergence of new variants of coronavirus. Amid the suffering and population lockdowns, there have been significant milestones in global cooperation. In the two years since the first case of COVID-19 ...
26 de abr. de 2024 · That’s according to Stanford University’s AI Index report. The report, which is in its seventh edition, covers trends such as technical advancements in AI, public perceptions of the technology and the geopolitical dynamics surrounding its development. Here are 10 key takeaways. 1. AI is outperforming humans on various tasks.
7 de dic. de 2022 · 1. E-waste is the fastest-growing waste stream in the world; between 50 and 60 million tons are produced every year. 2. The e-waste discarded in 2021 alone weighs more than the Great Wall of China: the heaviest fabricated structure in the world. 3. 75-80% of e-waste is shipped to countries in Africa and Asia, where poor and marginalized ...
30 de abr. de 2023 · The Future of Jobs Report 2023 explores how jobs and skills will evolve over the next five years. This fourth edition of the series continues the analysis of employer expectations to provide new insights on how socio-economic and technology trends will shape the workplace of the futu
17 de ene. de 2019 · The series was written ahead of the 2019 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, which focuses on “Globalization 4.0”. In previous pieces, we looked at some winners and losers of economic globalization, the environmental aspect of globalization, cultural globalization and digital globalization. Now we look back at its history.
