Month: May 2020

WHO Delivers More Medicines to Iran for COVID-19 “Solidarity” Clinical Trial

The World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered additional medicines to the Islamic Republic of Iran for its participation in the…

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In Iran, Volunteers Join the Battle against COVID-19

As the Islamic Republic of Iran works to control the spread of COVID-19, volunteers have been mobilized to produce tens…

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Record child displacement figures due to conflict and violence in 2019: UNICEF

A new UN report finds that some 19 million children were displaced within their own countries due to conflict and…

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Press freedom critical to countering COVID-19 ‘pandemic of misinformation’: UN chief

Journalists are key to countering the “dangerous outbreak of misinformation” accompanying the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Secretary-General said on Monday during a…

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Journalists provide ‘antidote’ to COVID-19 misinformation, UN chief says ahead of World Press Freedom Day

The UN Secretary-General is calling for greater protection of journalists who are providing the “antidote” to what he has characterized…

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UN chief calls for ‘solidarity, unity and hope’ in battling COVID-19 pandemic

Amidst the destruction of the of COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations chief expressed concern over a lack of “sufficient solidarity”…

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Lift Cuba embargo or risk many lives lost to COVID-19, UN rights experts warn US

The United States must urgently lift its blockade on Cuba to save lives amid the expanding COVID-19 crisis, UN human…

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