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January 13, 2021

A global stockpile of the Ebola vaccine has been established

Ebola vaccines have made one of the most feared diseases on earth preventable, says the World Health Organisation.
January 4, 2021

Education union calls for all primary schools in England to move learning online

The goverment has taken an indecisive and reckless approach to their central duty to safeguard public health, says the National Education Union.
December 24, 2020

Government warned to improve its use of science advice

Scientists thought the Eat Out to Help Out scheme was epidemiologically illiterate, and SAGE was consulted too late about the return of university students to offer useful advice, says the Institute for Government.
October 12, 2020

UNEP and Parliament of the World’s Religions launch book to catalyse climate action

The book contains a diverse range of faith teachings on the protection of the environment, coupled with scientific findings.
May 20, 2020

UN steps up work on zoonotics to protect environment and reduce pandemic risks

Economies that work with nature are critical to ensure that the world’s nations thrive, says the United Nations Environment Programme.
May 18, 2020

Technology pooling initiative to ensure access to COVID-19 health products for all

The platform will pool data, knowledge and intellectual property for existing or new COVID-19 health products to deliver ‘global public goods’ for all people and all countries.
April 28, 2020

Earth School to keep students connected to nature in the time of COVID-19

Earth School provides free, high-quality educational content to help students, parents and teachers around the world who are currently at home.
April 16, 2020

UN chief warns of ‘dangerous epidemic of misinformation’ during COVID-19 pandemic

As the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic and people are searching for clear facts and answers to questions, that could help save countless lives, “a dangerous epidemic of misinformation” is also spreading.
December 4, 2019

Moltmann reflects on spirit of truth in a post-truth era

Dr Jürgen Moltmann reflected on the theme of 'the spirit of truth' in a post-truth era at the opening of his public lecture at the headquarters of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva.
March 30, 2019

Science and faith project to be extended

A project to promote greater understanding between science and faith is to be extended thanks to new funding.