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UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva: Ukraine crisis, disability action, COVID news

UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva: Ukraine crisis, disability action, COVID news

FromUN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva


UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva: Ukraine crisis, disability action, COVID news

FromUN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Feb 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this week’s show, inspiring messages from disability activist Irena Valarezo Cordova from Ecuador, who features in the UN Population Fund’s (UNFPA) World For One Billion exhibition.
And UN humanitarians remind us of the likely heavy human cost of the Ukraine crisis in Europe, while on other continents, a new biotechnology hub to make COVID vaccines, insulin and more is announced for South Korea, as African nations take stock, one year after coronavirus vaccines starting arriving in the country via the UN-partnered COVAX initiative.
Released:
Feb 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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The week’s top news stories, interviews and insight from the United Nations in a 15-minute podcast. With UN Geneva and UN News teams Available every Friday.