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UN: Rich countries secure $10 trillion to fight the virus while fragile, poor countries are struggling with much less resources
New York, September 9 – Rich countries have adopted economic stimulus packages worth more than $10 trillion to protect their own populations from the coronavirus ...
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NewsUPDATE: UN denounces use of pandemic for unilateral gains and to weaken global response to health crisis
New York, September 15 – The new leader of the United Nations General Assembly strongly warned that no country can fight the pandemic alone and ...
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HealthNewsNEW UPDATE: $35 billion more needed to accelerate treatments, vaccines; end 5,000 daily virus deaths; U.S. not joining vaccine pool
New York, September 10 – The United Nations and scores of governments called for a “quantum leap in funding” in the amount of $35 billion ...
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HealthNewsUN: Women deserve equal status in society as they battle Covid-19 at the frontlines
New York, August 31 – Between 70 and 90 per cent of healthcare workers battling the pandemic are women but their salary and working conditions ...
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Arts and CultureClimateEcologyEnvironmentNewsUN: Virus clobbers global tourism, millions of jobs at risk, Asia-Pacific hit hard
New York, August 25 – Lockdowns and border closures across the world to contain the spread of coronavirus had resulted in the loss of ...
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NewsCoronavirus pandemic locks over 1 billion students out of schools in 160 countries, UN chief says
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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HealthHistoryNewsWHO rejects “vaccine nationalism”, urges fair allocations of Covid-19 vaccine
UPDATE 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 ...
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ClimateEcologyEnergyEnvironmentHealthStart of ITER assembly paves ways for fusion energy era
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ClimateEnvironmentHealthNews featureUN sets strict rules for annual meetings; blames Covid-19 for reinforcing inequalities
By J. Tuyet Nguyen New York – The United Nations was supposed to mark its 75th anniversary this year with an elaborate forward looking program ...
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HealthNewsUN: $10.3 billion needed to assist poor countries hit by coronavirus
New York, July 17 – The United Nations said support by rich countries have been “grossly inadequate” and it urged the G20 to generously fund ...
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FeaturedHealthNewsCovid-19 is making a bad situation worse
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 ...
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ClimateEcologyEnvironmentFeaturedHealthGlobal E-waste Surging: Up 21% in 5 Years
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 ...
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