Month: September 2020
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Iran, Near Eastern countries discuss responses to COVID-19 and expanding mutual coordination
The two-day conference was held to identify innovative policy solutions to transform our food systems and materialize poverty reduction and…
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Protect the world from sliding into global recession, urges UN chief
The economic and social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic “are as bad as we feared”, the UN Secretary-General said, as…
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Most countries failing to protect women from COVID-19 economic and social fallout
The COVID-19 pandemic is “hitting women hard”, but most nations are failing to provide sufficient social and economic protection for…
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Corruption and tax-dodging ‘rampant’, urgent reforms needed: UN panel
Tax abuse, money laundering, and corruption plague the global financial system, a high-level UN panel reported on Thursday, launching an…
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Countries urged to act against COVID-19 ‘infodemic’
The UN and partners have urged countries to take urgent action to address what they have described as the “infodemic”…
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ILO: Impact on workers of COVID-19 is ‘catastrophic’
COVID-19 has had a “catastrophic” impact on workers, the head of the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday, with lost working hours higher than originally…
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Iran not a ‘bargaining chip’, President Rouhani tells world leaders at UN
Iran is not a “bargaining chip” to be factored into elections and domestic policy in the United States, the country’s…
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Afghan sports coach helps young refugees find a path to school in Iran
Standing on the sidelines of a football pitch, whistle in hand, Rozma Ghafouri watches a group of young Afghan girls dribble the ball. One of them slows as she…
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Stand together and build a just world, UN chief says in message for International Day of Peace
Even amid the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic, people everywhere must continue to make peace a priority, the UN Secretary-General…
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UN and partners promote sport as a tool to prevent violent extremism
Ambassadors, senior UN officials, representatives of global sports organizations, and managers of some of the world’s top athletes met virtually…
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