New York City will be the first city in the US to require proof of vaccination to enter a variety of indoor places, the city’s mayor announced yesterday. The so-called Key to NYC Pass is part of a suite of efforts to fight the more transmissible delta variant, as cases rise across the city. Mayor...
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Pandemic protection We answered five big questions about the new COVID guidance in the US, which recommends masks in some public places. by Tatyana Woodall | July 27, 2021 On Tuesday, July 27, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that vaccinated people wear masks in public...
Niger is in the grips of Islamist violence in its south and western regions - and children are among those bearing the brunt of the insecurity. Hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes for safety. But those who've stayed back are often out of reach of urgent humanitarian assistance...
Global Schools Program THE OPPORTUNITES AND CHALLENGES OF CURRICULUM LOCALIZATION FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS: SUMMARY RESULTS OF THE GLOBAL SCHOOLS PILOT IN GHANA, TURKEY, AND MOROCCO The Global Schools Program is an initiative of the UN SDSN in support of UNESCO’s Global Action Program...
Country-led SDG evaluations: the missing piece of the jigsaw? Friday, 9 July 2021 | 13:00 – 14:30 EDT | 19:00 – 20:30 CEST Join here: https://unicef.zoom.us/j/93331419119 Jointly organized by UNICEF, WFP, UN-Women, EvalPartners, IDEAS, and the Office to the Senior Special Assistant to the President...
For the past 18 months, parents have been thrown a new wrench in communicating with their children: how to explain the details of and reasons for decisions around COVID-19, something they’ve probably had questions about themselves. “We know that our kids often respond based on how we respond,” says...
As an 11-year-old in a pre-COVID-19 world, Wednesday Lynch loved being part of a competitive cheer team. She’d gotten good at no-hands cartwheels and back tucks. Wednesday also adored hanging out with friends and riding her bicycle around her Dallas, North Carolina, neighborhood. All that changed...
Health systems resilience is key to learning lessons from country responses to crises such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this perspective, we review COVID-19 responses in 28 countries using a new health systems resilience framework. Through a combination of literature review, national...