| No images? Click here  Friday 03.36.21 | Issue 103 WHO / Ajay Maharjan Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) updates Virtual press briefings with simultaneous translation in all UN languages with the participation of the WHO Director-General are planned for this week. Media advisories with Zoom links/dial-in details will be emailed in advance.  Monday, 29 March Covering the COVID-19 vaccine The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas-Austin, in partnership with WHO, UNESCO, and UNDP, will launch its second massive, open online course (MOOC) for journalists covering the COVID-19 pandemic on 29 March. This free course, initially in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish, is a four-week interactive programme that will examine many of the challenging and evolving aspects of the vaccine rollout such as the science of the development of the vaccines already released as well as of those being created, the policies of acquisition and distribution of vaccines globally and questions of equity, vaccine hesitancy, anti-vaccination activism, mis- and disinformation against vaccines, population immunity and emerging variants of the virus. To register, go here. Visit of German Minister for Development Cooperation A press conference on the meeting between Mr Gerd Müller, Minister for Development Cooperation, Germany, and WHO's Director-General takes place at 1245 CEST  Monday-Wednesday, 29-31 March Generation Equality Forum The first meeting of the Generation Equality Forum, a global gathering for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in all their diversity, co-convened by UN Women and the Governments of Mexico and France starts Monday. Generation Equality builds on progress since the landmark Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action more than 25 years ago, addresses current challenges to gender equality, and will launch a Global Call to Action for a more equal world over the next five years as we head into the Decade of Action on Sustainable Development.  Friday-Monday, 2-5 April WHO HQ closed for holidays Please note that Friday, 2 April, and Monday, 5 April, are official holidays at WHO Headquarters. Our offices will be closed, and open again on Tuesday, 6 April. WHO's Media Team will be monitoring mediainquiries@who.int during this period.  Wednesday, 7 April On World Health Day, 7 April, WHO is launching a new campaign to build a fairer, healthier world. More next week, including information on a planned press conference. Check out the campaign website and assets.  Health for All Film Festival Post your comments and questions via YouTube on films shortlisted for WHO’s Health for All Film Festival until 10 May. A selection of these questions will be asked to winners and/or jurors during the Festival’s online awards ceremony 13 May. Shortlisted films can be viewed through the following YouTube playlists: · Universal Health Coverage (UHC) https://bit.ly/31aZPYz · Health emergencies https://bit.ly/2Pp9Bny · Better health and well-being https://bit.ly/2QBXZ11 An additional playlist will be published on WHO's YouTube channel 7 April for a Health Equity special film prize contributing to World Health Day 2021’s theme on building a fairer, healthier world. More information.  Receive the latest COVID-19 content, guidance and must-know information from WHO. Sign up for a weekly digital update. Check out the WHO series, Science in 5.  WHO Media contacts:  You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list.  |
Friday, March 26, 2021
WHO | Week Ahead for media | 27 March 2021
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