On the morning of 13 August 2021, Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu chaired a briefing on COVID-19 origin-tracing for diplomatic envoys in China. Held both online and offline, the briefing was attended by more than 160 diplomatic envoys and representatives of international organizations in China. Professor Liang Wannian, team leader from the Chinese side of […]
A Global Model to Tackle Violence against Women
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations As the world grapples unevenly with the effects of COVID-19, a parallel and equally horrific pandemic has threatened half the world’s population. In the early months of the pandemic, the United Nations projected that quarantines and lockdowns could lead to a shocking 15 million additional cases of gender-based […]
WHO endorses pandemic prevention measures of Turkmenistan, calls for continued caution
Tariq Saeedi The WHO has wrapped up its ten-day consultative mission to Turkmenistan. A briefing was held on Wednesday (15 July 2020) in Ashgabat to inform the diplomatic community and the media about the outcome of the visit. The WHO and Turkmenistan later conducted an online briefing for the international media. Dr. Catherine Smallwod, the […]
Брифинг по итогам визита в Туркменистан миссии Европейского регионального бюро ВОЗ
15 июля 2020 года в здании Торгово-промышленной палаты Туркменистана состоялся брифинг по итогам визита в Туркменистан консультативно-технической миссии Европейского регионального бюро Всемирной Организации Здравоохранения (ЕРБ ВОЗ). Как известно, данную миссию возглавила г-жа Катрин Смолвуд, старший специалист по вопросам чрезвычайных ситуаций ЕРБ ВОЗ. В брифинге приняли участие руководители и представители Министерств иностранных дел, Здравоохранения и медицинской […]
Briefing on the results of the visit of the WHO Regional Office for Europe mission to Turkmenistan
On July 15, 2020, a briefing was held in the premises of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan upon the results of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe consultative-technical mission’s visit to Turkmenistan. As is known, Catherine Smallwood, Senior Emergency Officer at WHO/Europe is heading the given mission. The heads […]
Turkmenistan – WHO mission arrives for Covid-19 preparedness and response consultations
A mission of WHO (World Health Organization) arrived on Monday, 6 July 2020, has arrived for consultations with Turkmenistan on Covid-19 preparedness and response and related matters. The 5-member delegation, led by Dr. Catherine Smallwood, landed at the Turkmenabat airport, the only international airport of Turkmenistan currently open for international flights. The mission will stay […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is the defining health crisis of our time
Ms Jutta Urpilainen, Commissioner for International Partnerships, European Commission and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization Beginning with a cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan, China, this novel coronavirus has spread with alarming speed, shaking the foundations of health systems, economies, and societies around the world. […]
Online summit of NAM Contact Group in response to Covid-19
The summit-level meeting of NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) Contact Group in response to Covid-19 was held through the video link on Monday, 4 May 2020. The meeting was initiated by President Aliyev of Azerbaijan. The theme of the meeting was ‘United against COVID-19.’ Azerbaijan is the current chair of NAM for the period 2019-2022. The participants […]
Covid-19 – some new information and busting the myths
nCa Report The coronavirus officially named Covid-19 has been spreading fast but there is still some hope that it could be contained before it becomes a pandemic. China has reported decrease in the number of new patients infected with the virus. The fatality rate is down from more than 2% to about 1%. The incubation […]
Wuhan Virus – Central Asia should take standard precautions
nCa Report The Wuhan virus has infected hundreds of people in China and some cases have been identified in other countries including Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the USA. The WHO experts are evaluating the risks. However, there is no need for panic in Central Asia. Some standard precautions, similar to the ones taken […]