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Hong Kong Urged To Drop Prosecutions Of Leading Activists, Not To Silence Peaceful Protest
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 7:48 am | UN News
Independent UN human rights experts urged Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday to immediately drop the criminal prosecution of 15 pro-democracy activists who participated in peaceful protests across the Special Administrative Region of China last year. ... More >>
Universal Basic Income The Right Prescription For Latin America & Caribbean – UN Report
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 7:58 am | UN News
The Lo Valledor main wholesale market, in Chile, pictured during the COVID-19 pandemic. FAO/Max Valencia A new report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean ( ECLAC ) unveiled on Tuesday, proposes that governments ensure immediate ... More >>
UN Chief Appeals To ‘common Humanity’ Across All Faiths, In Tackling The Coronavirus
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 7:52 am | UN News
Religious leaders. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas Our shared vulnerability to the coronavirus pandemic reveals “our common humanity”, the UN chief said on Tuesday during an online meeting with religious leaders on the important role they can play, in limiting ... More >>
‘Urgency To Act’ For Sustainable Development, Greater Than Ever As Coronavirus Pandemic Continues
Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 7:03 pm | UN News
UNDP Bangladesh/Fahad Kaizer | The UN in Bangladesh is prioritising gender-based violence services in communities affected by COVID-19. As COVID-19 upends lives and livelihoods across the planet, the UN on Monday held a wide-ranging policy discussion ... More >>
Battle ‘not Yet Over’ Against Locust Invasions In East Africa And Yemen
Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 7:48 am | UN News
A wave of desert locusts has formed swarms in parts of South Sudan. WFP/Peter Louis Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and other challenges, significant gains have been made against Desert Locust encroachment in East Africa and Yemen, with an estimated 720,000 ... More >>
COVID-19 Causes Some Illegal Drug Prices To Surge, As Supplies Are Disrupted Worldwide
Friday, 8 May 2020, 10:15 am | UN News
Measures by governments across the world to curb the COVID-19 pandemic have led to the widespread disruption of trafficking routes for illegal drugs, mainly by air and on land, upping some prices, according to a new UN report published on Thursday. ... More >>
African Artists Take Creative Approach To Fighting The COVID-19 Pandemic
Friday, 8 May 2020, 10:14 am | UN News
Top artists from across Africa and throughout the African Diaspora have joined forces with the UN cultural agency, UNESCO , to save lives and counter misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are creating public service announcements, songs and ... More >>
COVID-19: UN And Partners Launch $6.7 Billion Appeal For Vulnerable Countries
Friday, 8 May 2020, 8:06 am | UN News
The updated Global Humanitarian Response Pl an, launched on Thursday, provides help and protection that prioritize the most vulnerable in society, such as older people, people with disabilities, and women and girls. Speaking ahead of the launch event, ... More >>
Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Thousands Stranded In Bay Of Bengal ‘unable To Come Ashore'
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 8:47 am | UN News
Rohingya refugees walk ashore at Shamlapur beach in Cox's Bazar district in Bangladesh, after crossing the Bay of Bengal. (File) UNICEF/Patrick Brown In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic,United Nations agencies called on Wednesday for South-East Asian ... More >>
Senior UN Official Calls For Universal Basic Income To Tackle Growing Inequality
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 8:28 am | UN News
The COVID-19 pandemic is not only a health crisis, but it is also proving to be an economic disaster for huge numbers of people worldwide. A senior UN official with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) is calling for countries to provide citizens ... More >>
Vaccine Bottlenecks From COVID Lockdown Put Children’s Lives At Stake: UNICEF
Saturday, 2 May 2020, 7:40 am | UN News
Two men from the Eñepa ethnic group transport vaccines to the rural outpatient clinic of San José de Kayamá, Bolivar state, Venezuela, inFebruary 2020. © UNICEF/Alejandra Pocaterra Help is needed urgently to distribute vaccines worldwide amid ... More >>
COVID-19 Can’t Stop The Music On International Jazz Day
Friday, 1 May 2020, 7:29 am | UN News
South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela performs at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters in New York, on 30 April 2012. UN Photo/JC McIlwaine As people worldwide remain in lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they are being ... More >>
Greta Thunberg Launches Campaign To Support UNICEF Protection Efforts Against COVID-19
Friday, 1 May 2020, 7:00 am | UN News
Swedish youth climate activist, Greta Thunberg, at a demonstration calling for global action to combat climate change in New York in September 2019. © UNICEF/Radhika Chalasani Climate activist Greta Thunberg along with Danish NGO Human Act, on Thursday ... More >>
How Can Schools Open Up Again Safely? The UN Has Some New Guidelines
Friday, 1 May 2020, 6:39 am | UN News
As countries grapple with severe disruptions to education caused by COVID-19, several UN agencies – as part of the Global Education Coalition – issued new guidelines on Thursday to help Governments make decisions on safely reopening schools for the ... More >>
Coronavirus Lockdown Casts Harsh Light On Our Data And Privacy Online
Thursday, 30 April 2020, 8:11 am | UN News
Code displayed on a computer monitor. Unsplash/Markus Spiske A third of all nations lack laws to protect their citizen’s online data and privacy, despite an 11 per cent uptick in the global adoption of data protection and privacy legislation since ... More >>
UN Leads Bid To Help 135 Countries Get Vital COVID-19 Medical Kit, Amid Severe Global Shortages
Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 10:01 am | UN News
A major UN-led initiative is under way to secure supplies of key medical equipment for 135 low to medium-income countries facing down the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. The COVID-19 taskforce initiative follows ... More >>
COVID-19 Could Lead To Millions Of Unintended Pregnancies, New UN-backed Data Reveals
Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 7:35 am | UN News
Outreach workers in Syria say they are worried about the vulnerability of women and girls under curfew. © UNFPA Syria Ongoing lockdowns and major disruptions to health services during the COVID-19 pandemic could result in seven million unintended ... More >>
Afghanistan: Civilian Casualties Down, But Hundreds Still Killed, Despite US-Taliban Deal
Tuesday, 28 April 2020, 10:14 am | UN News
In the first quarter of 2020, the number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan fell by nearly a third from the same period a year earlier, representing the lowest first quarter figure since 2012, according to a UN report released on Monday. Despite that ... More >>
Millions More Children At Risk With Immunisation Services Disrupted Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Monday, 27 April 2020, 6:58 am | UN News
A health worker vaccinates a 4-year-old girl against polio at the door of her house in Bhatti gate area of Lahore Punjab Province, Pakistan. UNICEF/Asad Zaidi Last year, over 13 million children received no vaccines at all, and the UN Children’s Fund ... More >>
‘No Evidence’ That Recovered COVID-19 Patients Cannot Be Reinfected, Says WHO
Sunday, 26 April 2020, 6:18 pm | UN News
UN Photo/Evan Schneider Ambulances line up outside Bellevue Hospital in New York City as part of the coronavirus response. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that there is currently no evidence that people who ... More >>
