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New humanitarian air service boosts COVID-19 response in the Pacific
A flight carrying protective masks, ventilators and other essential medical supplies for COVID-19 response, landed in Papua New Guinea on Thursday, marking the start of a humanitarian air service for the Pacific region, Governments and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) have announced.
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Spain: EIB provides €20 million in financing to Sanifit
Spain: Biotech innovation – the EIB provides €20 million in financing to Sanifit to develop treatments for vascular calcification The EU bank will support Palma-based Sanifit in its work to develop cutting-edge solutions in biomedical research. The venture debt operation is supported by the Investment Plan for Europe. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is set…
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EU support for Italian biotech’s red blood cell technology to treat rare diseases
The EIB and Italian biotech company EryDel SpA have signed a contract to provide a loan of €30 million to EryDel. This late-stage biotech company aims to develop and commercialise therapies based on its proprietary RBC technology for the treatment of rare diseases. The EU bank’s loan is backed by a guarantee from the European Fund…
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FIEE SGR gets EU backing to close its second fund dedicated to energy efficiency
Fondo Italiano per l’Efficienza Energetica SGR (FIEE SGR), the leading Italian fund and one of the largest European funds specialising in energy efficiency for energy transition, has launched its second fund – the Italian Energy Efficiency Fund II (FIEE II) – with a first close of €127.5 million, above the initial minimum of €100 million,…
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South Africa: UN health agency sends experts to help battle against COVID-19
new “surge team” of leading UN health experts is on its way to South Africa to ramp up the COVID-19 response there, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
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UN experts call for urgent action to remedy “alarming” human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir
UN experts call for urgent action to remedy “alarming” human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir
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Thailand’s COVID-19 response an example of resilience and solidarity: a UN Resident Coordinator’s Blog
In January, Thailand became the second country to confirm a COVID-19 case but, since then, the country has shown remarkable resilience and, as of late July, there had not been any recorded cases of domestic transmission for nearly two months. Gita Sabharwal, the UN Resident Coordinator in Thailand, explains that this success is thanks to…
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Breastfeeding link to COVID-19 is negligible, says World Health Organization
The risk of COVID-19 infection from breastfeeding is negligible and has never been documented, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, in a call for greater support for the practice.
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Philippines: UN and partners launch major COVID-19 response plan to aid 5.4 million
Prioritizing the safety and well-being of women and girls, the UN and partners launched on Tuesday a COVID-19 humanitarian response plan to assist some 5.4 million of the poorest and most marginalized people in the Philippines.
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Iraqi Religious Authorities Adopt Interfaith Statement on Victims of ISIL
Iraqi Religious Authorities Adopt Interfaith Statement on Victims of ISIL