Month: August 2020

Globally, 1 in 3 children missed out on remote learning when COVID-19 shuttered schools

For at least 463 million children whose schools closed due to COVID-19, “there was no such a thing as remote…

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UN chief: Enforced disappearances ‘rife across the world’

More than a human rights violation against an individual, enforced disappearances have frequently been used as a strategy to spread…

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New killings after Jacob Blake shooting reveal chronic problems still to be overcome in US

Disturbing video footage purportedly showing a teenager involved in a deadly shooting in the US state of Wisconsin is evidence…

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Commemoration of International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism

United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Director Maria Dotsenko in a video, delivered the SG’s message on International Day of Remembrance…

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WHO presses for greater investment in global COVID-19 vaccine facility

Investing in a mechanism that will guarantee all countries have fair and timely access to a COVID-19 vaccine is the…

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UN chief: Defeat COVID-19 and put an end to hate and discrimination

In a message published on the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Violence Based on Religious Belief, which falls on 22…

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Rohingya crisis needs lasting solutions, renewed commitment amid COVID-19 pandemic, UN refugee agency

Three years after violence in Myanmar forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas to seek refuge in Bangladesh, the international community must…

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Traumas of terrorism cannot be erased, but victims’ voices must never be forgotten

The impact of terrorism on victims can “last a lifetime and reverberate across generations”, the UN chief said on Friday…

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WHO stresses need for quick action amid reports of fresh COVID-19 outbreaks

“That’s why it’s vital that countries are able to quickly identify and prevent clusters, to prevent community transmission and the…

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Hariri assassination: UN-backed tribunal finds one guilty, three acquitted

The UN Secretary-General took note on Tuesday of the guilty verdict delivered by a special UN-backed court, in the case…

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