New COVID-19 Cases Surge In U.S., As Birx Warns Nation Entering ‘Deadly Phase,’ Experts Call For National Control Strategy November 4, 2020 News Summary CBS News: U.S. fights coronavirus surge amid record number of new cases “The U.S. leads the world by far in both infections and deaths, and many states are now seeing record numbers of new cases. Americans went to the polls on Election Day in the shadow of the pandemic –…
Nature Outlines Trump Administration’s Interference In Government Scientists’ Response To COVID-19 Pandemic, Including Executive Order That Could Facilitate Their Firing November 4, 2020 News Summary Nature: Four ways Trump has meddled in pandemic science — and why it matters “As the United States votes today on who will be its next president, Donald Trump’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic looms large. One issue that resonates with the research community is the extent to which the…
2-Part Opinion Piece Discusses Opportunity For U.N. To Take New Direction November 4, 2020 News Summary IPS: U.N. at 75: Slow Death or a New Direction — Part 2 Mark Malloch‐Brown, co-chair of the U.N. Foundation and the International Crisis Group and member of the advisory committees to the heads of the IMF and UNICEF “…The world needs to believe the U.N. matters. That it is…
News Outlets Report On Latest Developments In COVID-19 Vaccine, Diagnostic Research November 4, 2020 News Summary Bloomberg: Delays Hit Oxford Vaccine Production for U.K. Government Supply (Morales/Patton, 11/4). Bloomberg: England Puts Doctors on Alert for Covid Vaccine Before Christmas (Ashton, 11/4). Financial Times: U.K. spends £1bn on Boris Johnson’s rapid coronavirus testing ‘moonshot’ (Gross/Bott, 11/3). The Guardian: Rich states’ Covid deals ‘may deprive poor of vaccine…
Kenyan Charities Urge Government To Withdraw From U.S.-Led Geneva Consensus Declaration, Saying Pact Aims To Limit Abortion Access, Women’s Rights November 4, 2020 News Summary Thomson Reuters Foundation: Kenyan charities urge government to quit U.S.-led anti-abortion pact “An alliance of Kenyan charities urged the government on Tuesday to withdraw from a U.S.-led international accord that critics say aims to limit abortion access for millions of women and girls around the world. Thirty-three nations, including Kenya,…
U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Urges Security Council To Make Greater Effort On Global Ceasefire To Focus On Defeating COVID-19, ‘Our Common Enemy’ November 4, 2020 News Summary U.N. News: Deputy U.N. chief pushes Security Council on global ceasefire, to fight ‘common enemy’ “The U.N. Deputy Secretary-General on Tuesday urged the Security Council to do more to encourage combatants across the world to put down their guns and focus instead on fighting ‘our common enemy’ — the coronavirus.…
U.S. Formally Exits Paris Agreement To Address Climate Change November 4, 2020 News Summary Reuters: U.S. formally exits global climate pact amid election uncertainty “The United States formally exited the Paris Agreement on Wednesday, fulfilling a years-long promise by President Donald Trump to withdraw the world’s second-largest greenhouse gas emitter from the global pact to fight climate change. But the outcome of the tight…
Prioritizing, Investing In WASH Systems Vital For Economies November 4, 2020 News Summary Devex: Opinion: Why water and sanitation systems are vital for our economies Catarina de Albuquerque, CEO of Sanitation and Water for All “…Since the early days of the industrial revolution, we have known the transformative economic and social benefits of access to WASH, and the horrific consequences of inaction. If…
More COVID-19 & Global Health News November 4, 2020 News Summary Borgen Magazine: Senator Bob Casey’s Poverty Reduction Efforts (McWilliams, 11/3). Borgen Magazine: South America’s Indigenous Populations Combat COVID-19 (Engels, 11/3). Devex: COVID-19 is just part of the story for NGOs in the Pacific (Cornish, 11/4). Devex: Q&A: Why resilience is key to improved delivery of aid (Root, 11/3). The Guardian:…
USAID Fact Sheet Details Response To COVID-19 Pandemic In Libya November 4, 2020 News Summary USAID: Libya COVID-19 Response This fact sheet describes how USAID “partners with Libyan government institutions, civil society, and the private sector to support strengthening the foundations of a more unified Libyan state and advance stability and self-reliance in Libya. USAID also provides humanitarian assistance to address the immediate needs of…