Good morning, this is Nicolas. Today, we’re covering the need for a new treaty strengthening the World Health Organization, a report that sounds the alarm on Afghanistan’s ailing banking system, and how the former Congolese president took money from the UN.

23.11.2021

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A nurse leaves a hospital in Gulu, Uganda after administering Covid-19 vaccinations, September 2021. (Keystone/AP Photo/Nicholas Bamulanzeki)

The world must agree on a new treaty to strengthen the World Health Organization. The world’s health governance body needs more funding and greater powers to investigate pandemics – and it is up to world leaders to get together to find an agreement, a panel of experts warned on Monday. “There is progress, but it is not fast or cohesive enough to bring this pandemic to an end across the globe in the near term, or to prevent another,” the panel said.

Geneva Solutions (EN)

Here's what else is happening

🏦Afghan banking system ‘in disarray’ and close to collapse, says UN.
Geneva Solutions (EN)
🕵️Congo Leaks: how the former DRC president stole millions from the UN.
Mediapart (FR)
📹New amateur footage on Uighur detention camps: more evidence on China’s ethnic crackdown, amid fears for video author’s safety.
DW (EN)
🚫Media freedom in Hungary: UN expert raises concerns ahead of 2022 elections.
Reuters (EN)
⛓️How to help victims of ‘modern slavery’: explanation from NGO leader at Human Rights Week.
RTS Info (FR)
✊Will anyone be allowed to protest at Cop27 in Egypt next year?
The Guardian (EN)

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