New York, September 15 – The new leader of the United Nations General Assembly strongly warned that no country can fight the pandemic alone and
New York, September 10 – The United Nations and scores of governments called for a “quantum leap in funding” in the amount of $35 billion
New York, August 31 – Between 70 and 90 per cent of healthcare workers battling the pandemic are women but their salary and working conditions
New York, August 25 – Lockdowns and border closures across the world to contain the spread of coronavirus had resulted in the loss of
New York, August 4 – The unrelenting deadly impacts of the pandemic has closed schools in more than 160 countries, affecting over 1 billion students
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New York August 18 – While giant pharmaceutical companies are competing to produce anti-Covid-19 vaccines, the World Health Organization called for an “equitable access and fair allocation” of the medicine to all those stricken by the virus around the world.
By J. Tuyet Nguyen New York – The United Nations was supposed to mark its 75th anniversary this year with an elaborate forward looking program
New York, July 17 – The United Nations said support by rich countries have been “grossly inadequate” and it urged the G20 to generously fund
Mothers, Newborns, Young Children and AdolescentsLose 20% of Health and Social Services to COVID-19“COVID-19 is making a bad situation worse.” Monday July 13, 2020The report
A record 53.6 million tonnes (Mt) of e-waste was produced globally in 2019,the weight of 350 cruise ships the size of the Queen Mary 2;$57
New York, June 17-18 – Constrained by the severe impacts of coronavirus, the UN General Assembly elected its new president and five non-permanent members of
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