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New York Times: Facebook says it will remove coronavirus vaccine misinformation. “Facebook on Thursday said it would remove posts that contain claims about Covid-19 vaccines that have been debunked by public health experts, as the social network acts more aggressively to bat down coronavirus misinformation while falsehoods run rampant. The…

NPR: A Biden Promise About Overseas Abortion Funding Could Prove Difficult To Implement “Among the promises that President elect-Biden is expected to fulfill immediately upon taking office: lifting [the Mexico City policy]. … Even if he repeals the [policy] as expected, there’s reason to wonder how much things will actually…

Devex: USAID says watchdog analysis of spending delays is ‘misleading’ “A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office points to roughly $20 billion in unspent funding accumulated in the U.S. Agency for International Development’s accounts. An agency spokesperson described the watchdog’s analysis as ‘misleading and, in some cases, inaccurate.’…

New York Times: Feeling Spurned by Trump, U.N. Sees Redemption in Biden and Team “After four years of disparagement and disengagement by the Trump administration, the United Nations is infused with expectations that President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. will restore much of what his predecessor dismantled. … The president-elect has…

Devex: U.K. withheld information about aid program cuts from NGOs and contractors “The U.K. government withheld information on development program cuts from NGOs and contractors despite promises to work ‘openly and pragmatically’ with suppliers during the pandemic, according to the public aid watchdog. Delays in deciding which development programs should…

KFF: COVID-19 Coronavirus Tracker — Updated as of December 4, 2020 Data on country government actions in response to COVID-19 are included in the tracker (12/4). Additional KFF COVID-19 resources on the global situation, as well as those focused on the response and impact within the U.S., are available here.

STAT: Public health experts are pressuring Biden to include health expertise in his Cabinet “Prominent public health experts are pressuring President-elect Biden and his team to include a doctor or experienced health professional in the Cabinet — and growing increasingly alarmed this week that their warnings will go unheeded. Several…

Devex: Exclusive: UNAIDS fails to release sexual harassment investigation “The United Nations is withholding the findings of a high-profile investigation into allegations of sexual harassment at UNAIDS, Devex has learned. Although the investigation has concluded, the outcomes have not been made public or even shared with whistleblowers. The investigation relates…

AP: U.N. chief: Vaccine can’t undo damage from global pandemic “The U.N. chief warned Thursday that the social and economic impact of COVID-19 ‘is enormous and growing’ and said it’s foolish to believe a vaccine can undo damage from the global pandemic that will last for years or even decades.…

The Guardian: Yemen ‘one step away from famine’ as donors dry up amid Covid, U.N. warns “The window to prevent the return of famine to Yemen is rapidly closing, U.N. agencies have warned, with a new assessment showing millions could head further into hunger in the coming months. The alert…