Month: April 2020

Displaced and stateless women and girls face heightened risk of violence amid coronavirus pandemic

As COVID-19 continues to take lives and change communities around the world, the virus is also creating massive protection risks…

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US must improve COVID-19 strategy to keep tens of millions from falling into poverty, urges rights expert

The United States must take urgent additional steps to prevent tens of millions of middle-class Americans hit by the COVID-19…

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Ceasefire during COVID-19 pandemic essential, to safeguard 250 million children

The head of the UN children’s fund UNICEF warned on Friday that 250 million children around the world living in…

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Yemen can’t survive war on two fronts, top UN envoy tells Security Council, as coronavirus outbreak looms

With the COVID-19 pandemic threatening to deepen suffering in Yemen, now is the time for rival parties to commit to…

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Refugee nurse on the front line against coronavirus in Iran

Doctors and nurses wearing surgical masks and gloves dash in and out of hospital rooms, working around the clock to…

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Now is ‘not the time’ to reduce funding for the World Health Organization in COVID-19 fight, urges Guterres

Now is a time for unity in the global battle to push the COVID-19 pandemic into reverse, not a time…

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Testing, tracing, and when to lift restrictions: WHO’s latest advice

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), outlined his agency’s latest advice to countries on Monday in a statement, stressing…

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UNESCO: During this coronavirus pandemic, ‘fake news’ is putting lives at risk

Unreliable and false information is spreading around the world to such an extent, that some commentators are now referring to…

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UN health agency working on strategies to gradually lift COVID-19 restrictions

The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with countries on strategies to “gradually and safely” ease stay-at-home restrictions aimed at…

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100 days on from advent of COVID-19, more action is needed: Tedros

With Thursday marking 100 days since the World Health Organization (WHO) was first notified about what is now officially known…

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