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| No images? Click here Friday 07.09.21 | Issue 118 Subscribe to receive this weekly updateWHO / Blink Media - Etinosa Yvonne Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) updates Virtual press briefings with simultaneous translation in all UN languages with the participation of the WHO Director-General are planned for this week. Media advisories with Zoom links/dial-in details will be emailed in advance. For the latest news from WHO on COVID-19 and other breaking health stories, read WHO's news updates. Monday, 12 July New recommendations on human genome editing WHO will launch two new companion reports providing the first global recommendations to help ensure that human genome editing is used for public health, with an emphasis on safety, effectiveness and ethics. The Reports and the press release are available upon request from media, and embargoed until 14:00 CEST Monday when WHO will host a virtual press conference. Join the VPC via Zoom. State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021 The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World is an annual flagship publication series that monitors progress towards globally agreed food security and nutrition targets, presenting and analyzing global, regional and country-level trends, and providing in-depth analyses on emerging issues to inform decision making and contribute to the achievement of ending hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms. This year’s edition is the first global assessment of its kind in the pandemic era, and is jointly published by FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO. The report launch will take place at the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) on Monday at 16:00 CEST. Register here. Tuesday, 13 July WHO-supported HLPF side events Equity in the era of COVID-19 and the SDGs: Improving Accountability for the Health and Rights of Vulnerable Women, Children and Adolescents Don’t miss this action-oriented side event at 13:30 CEST Tuesday hosted by the Government of Estonia and co-organized by PMNCH, UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO and the International Health Partnership for UHC 2030 (UHC2030). The event will call on policy makers, political leaders and other stakeholders to commit for greater accountability and multisectoral action to address the inequities experienced by women, children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery. Register here. Leaving No One Behind in Routine Immunizations: Spotlight on Measles Resurgence and the Threat to Child Survival in the Times of COVID-19 Measles outbreaks are a key indicator that national immunization programs lack equitable access to and utilization of immunization services and that public health systems need to be strengthened. Measles has been a large contributor to childhood mortality and is also the greatest single contributor to the lives saved by immunization programmes. Join the IFRC, American Red Cross, WHO, Gavi and UNF at 13:30 CEST Tuesday focused on the importance of strengthening partnerships in support of routine immunization and as a central building block for resilient health care systems and the achievement of SDG 3. Register here. Receive the latest COVID-19 content, guidance and must-know information from WHO. Sign up for a weekly digital update. Check out the WHO series, Science in 5. WHO Media contacts: You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list.
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