False information campaigns about the coronavirus pandemic are a "grave danger" to many people's lives around the world, UNESCO warned.
False information campaigns about the coronavirus pandemic are a "grave danger" to many people's lives around the world, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization warned on Monday.
Bogus stories and conspiracy theories have surged online. The "disinfodemic" has led some people infected by the virus to try unproven treatments and false cures that are dangerous, according to UNESCO, which is leading efforts to counter "fake news" and disinformation.
People's health, nature and farmland all suffer from the spiraling negative impacts, says the U.N. health agency
The guidance comes weeks before the U.N. General Assembly takes up the issue of AMR at its high-level meeting this month.
With the Earth growing hotter and the oceans becoming warmer, rising sea levels threaten islands and coastal areas.
The U.N. health agency's US$135 million mpox plan covers mainly 'international support to national mpox responses.'
People's health, nature and farmland all suffer from the spiraling negative impacts, says the U.N. health agency
Landlocked between Russia and China, Mongolia depends on Russia to meet its energy needs and China to buy its exports.
The guidance comes weeks before the U.N. General Assembly takes up the issue of AMR at its high-level meeting this month.
More than a third of the funds will support aid efforts for people in Yemen (US$20 million) and Ethiopia (US$15 million).
