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11 million girls won't return to school after COVID: UNESCO
Oct 16, 2020 01:53Eleven million girls face being unable to return to school even after coronavirus restrictions are lifted around the world, UNESCO head Audrey Azoulay says during a visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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UN urges immediate action for safe return of stranded migrants amid pandemic
Oct 09, 2020 14:44More than 2.7 million migrants who wished to return home have been stranded abroad because of restrictions put in place to fight the coronavirus pandemic, the United Nations said on Friday.
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China joins WHO plan for global distribution of COVID-19 vaccine
Oct 09, 2020 08:43China has joined a global initiative, backed by the World Health Organization (WHO), to help an equitable distribution of coronavirus vaccines, in a move that is expected to anger US President Donald Trump, who already rejected the plan.
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Yemen’s Ansarullah lauds UN envoy's call for ceasefire in Hudaydah despite Saudi violations
Oct 08, 2020 11:32Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has welcomed the UN special envoy’s call on warring sides to put an end to fighting in the strategic western port city of Hudaydah and respect a ceasefire agreement despite frequent violation of the agreement by the Saudi side.
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UNICEF raises eyebrows with praise for Saudi ‘humanitarian’ role in Yemen
Oct 07, 2020 08:56The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has in a controversial move praised what it called Saudi Arabia’s “humanitarian” role in Yemen, closing its eyes to years of atrocities committed by Riyadh and its allies against the civilian population there, leaving a large number of children dead, maimed and malnourished.
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COVID-19 vaccine may be ready by year-end: WHO
Oct 06, 2020 14:15A vaccine against COVID-19 may be ready by year-end, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday (October 6), without elaborating.
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China in talks with WHO over global use of local COVID-19 vaccines
Oct 06, 2020 09:15China is in talks to have its locally-produced COVID-19 vaccines assessed by the World Health Organization, as a step toward making them available for international use, a WHO official said on Tuesday.
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Everything is clear, ‘snapback’ hasn’t happened: Russia’s UN diplomat
Oct 02, 2020 11:50Washington’s ‘snapback’ regarding the UN Security Council’s sanctions against Iran has not taken place, says Russia’s Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia.
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UN at 75 and the issues unresolved
Oct 02, 2020 05:57The United Nations is celebrating its 75th anniversary this week. The world body rose from the ashes of the war-ravaged world some 75 years ago and it’s still trying to find its relevance on this pandemic-stricken planet of ours.
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Ongoing oppression of Rohingya highlighted again
Oct 01, 2020 07:47A new report has highlighted the need for the international community to examine the ongoing oppression against the Rohingya. Myanmar is a nation whose history is marred by the struggle between those in power and those they oppress. In recent years this has been especially true of the ethnic Rohingya in the country’s western Rakhine State. They have faced decades of oppression, culminating most recently in a military campaign against them that is now being investigated as genocide by the UN.