Africa Prepares Rollout of World’s First Malaria Vaccine
Preparations are underway for the mass rollout of the world’s first malaria vaccine to protect millions of children in Africa.The rollout is being funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, for nearly $160 million.The World Health Organization said Gavi’s m…
New York State Reports First US Polio Case in Nearly a Decade
An unvaccinated young adult from New York recently contracted polio, the first U.S. case in nearly a decade, health officials said Thursday.Officials said the patient, who lives in Rockland County, had developed paralysis. The person developed symptoms…
Refugee and Migrant Children in Europe: Accompanied, Unaccompanied and Separated: Overview of Trends (January – December 2021)
Arrivals to Europe in 20211In 2021, 24,147 children arrived in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain. Of these, 17,185 (71%) were unaccompanied or separated children (UASC). Child arrivals increased by 44% in 2021 compared to 2020 (16,700).G…
Summary of the 2022 UN General Assembly Plenary Meeting on the Responsibility to Protect
The UN General Assembly held a plenary meeting on the “Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity” on 23-24 June as part of the formal agenda of its 76th session. The debate …