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News Articles: United Nations

The World Health Organization in Geneva has faced criticism from President Trump over its handling of the pandemic.

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  • Global Health

Trump Sets Date To End WHO Membership Over Its Handling Of Virus

In a letter to the U.N., the president said the United States will terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization effective July 6, 2021. He was met with a barrage of criticism.

July 07, 2020
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  • Pien Huang
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U.N. Predicts Rise In Diseases That Jump From Animals To Humans Due To Habitat Loss

Zoonotic pathogens, which include not only COVID-19 but HIV/AIDS and Ebola, have increasingly emerged because of stresses humans have placed on animal habitats, according to a United Nations report.

July 07, 2020
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  • Scott Neuman

UN Chief Says New Virus Poses 'Enormous' Risks

The U.N. secretary general has told The Associated Press that the virus outbreak that began in China poses “a very dangerous situation” for the world...

February 18, 2020
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Samantha Power has been a reporter on the ground during The Balkan Wars, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. under President Obama. Her memoir, 'The Education Of An Idealist', highlights the personal side of public service.

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UN Ambassador Samantha Power's Memoir Looks Back On 'The Education Of An Idealist'

In her new memoir, Samantha Power writes about the “X test.” As she describes it, “in trying for Y, the most I accomplish is X.” In other words, even if...

November 14, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Pria Mahadevan ,
  • and 1 more

On Second Thought For Wednesday, April 11, 2018

In the year since President Trump took office, a new wave of social movements has rippled across the country. March for Science Atlanta brings together...

April 11, 2018
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Mayor Teresa Tomlinson of Columbus; Mayor Rusty Paul of Sandy Springs

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Mayors Of Sandy Springs And Columbus Find Common Ground

Today on “Political Rewind,” we talk to two Georgia mayors: Rusty Paul, the Republican mayor of Sandy Springs and Teresa Tomlinson, the Democratic mayor...

September 20, 2017
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  • Bill Nigut
Negan ended one beloved character's run on the Walking Dead. Has a TV death affected you ?

The Breakroom: TV Deaths, Free Lemonade, And Halloween Candy

It’s Friday! That means it’s time for our Breakroom gang to assemble and talk about the week’s news! We’ll talk about deaths of beloved TV characters, a...

October 28, 2016
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  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Taylor Gantt

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