The Americas
The Americas (also collectively called America) is a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World.Along with their associated islands, the Americas cover 8% of Earth's total surface area and 28.4% of its land area. The topography is dominated by the American Cordillera, a long chain of mountains that runs the length of the west coast. The flatter eastern side of the Americas is dominated by large river basins, such as the Amazon, St. Lawrence River–Great Lakes basin, Mississippi, and La Plata. …
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WHO: World Health Organization · 20 January 2025 English
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SARS-CoV-2 activity was observed in the Region of the Americas changed from 10.4% to 9.4% across 19 countries … three of the six WHO regions: the Region of the Americas (-14%), the European Region (-7%), and the South-East … the European Region (-25%), and the Region of the Americas (-24%); while death numbers increased in two … hospitalizations at least once (Table 3). The Region of the Americas had the highest proportion of countries reporting … admissions at least once (Table 4). The Region of the Americas had the highest proportion of countries reporting …
WHO: World Health Organization · 17 January 2025 English
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serosurveillance of communicable diseases in the Americas. Washington DC: Pan American Health Organization; … serosurveillance of communicable diseases in the Americas. Washington DC: Pan American Health Organization; …
RIS: Research and Information System for Developing Countries · 17 January 2025 English
By enabling the Global South to Need for Technology Transfer access both the soft and hard technologies The “transfer of technology” has essential for vaccine and drug production, emerged as …
health issues. Health Organization (PAHO) for the Americas (PAHO,2024) and the African Public-Private Partnerships …
WHO: World Health Organization · 17 January 2025 English
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serosurveillance of communicable diseases in the Americas. Washington DC: Pan American Health Organization; … serosurveillance of communicable diseases in the Americas. Washington DC: Pan American Health Organization; …
Amnesty International · 16 January 2025 English
On 16 January 2025, Carlos Correa, a renowned human rights defender, was released after being arbitrarily detained on 7 January. His fate and whereabouts remained unknown for eight days. He …
World Bank Group · 16 January 2025 English
São Tomé and Príncipe (STP), a lower-middle-income small island nation, is undergoing a significant wave of emigration, primarily driven by limited job opportunities and economic prospects, particularly among younger generations. …
access to the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Saotomean migrants appear to be predominantly …
Urban Institute · 14 January 2025
In this brief, the authors discuss the challenge the Trump administration will face in defining the government’s support of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac if they are released from conservatorship …
and consumer spending, among others, across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and APAC. We also …
UNODC: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime · 13 January 2025 English
The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations …
America, including the Justice Studies Centre of the Americas, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner …
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues · 10 January 2025 English
In 2023, UN Tourism and WINTA published a joint Compendium of Good Practices in Indigenous Tourism – Regional Focus on the Americas4, featuring success stories from 10 countries from both …
Practices in Indigenous Tourism – Regional Focus on the Americas, UNWTO, Madrid, DOI: https://doi.org/10.18111/9789284424184 … Practices in Indigenous Tourism – Regional Focus on the Americas, featuring success stories from 10 countries …
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues · 10 January 2025 English
The Permanent Forum is mandated to provide expert advice and recommendations on Indigenous issues to the ECOSOC and through the Council to United Nations agencies, funds and programmes; to raise …
the success of these training initiatives in the Americas region, and in line with the mandate of the …
