COVID-19: UN donates 250,000 face masks to NYC health workers
On behalf of the city, the Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, was on…
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First Person: Hawaii’s ‘silver tsunami’: the challenge of caring for kupuna elders
The International Labour Organization (ILO) marked its centenary in 2019 and as part of the…
Indians taking coronavirus lockdown seriously: senior UN official
The COVID-19 pandemic is not being taken lightly in India as people comply with a complete…
COVID-19: UN donates quarter of a million face masks to NYC health workers
The UN is to donate 250,000 face masks to health workers in New York City,…
COVID-19: UN envoy hails strong Israel-Palestine cooperation
Nickolay Mladenov, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, has praised the…
First Person: Heartbreak and hope – one doctor’s story from China’s coronavirus ground zero
Xiang Lu is one of the thousands of Chinese doctors who was dispatched to fight…
UNFPA advocates for women, girls suffering unseen impacts of COVID-19 pandemic
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is pledging support for those suffering from invisible impacts…
News in Brief 27 March 2020
Abandoning elderly at risk from coronavirus is ‘criminal’: OHCHR Asylum-seekers’ concern over #COVID-19 restrictions –…
The answer to overcoming COVID-19 is in our hands – not a vaccine – top WHO official
Amid rising numbers of COVID-19 infections and deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) stressed on…
Peacekeeping radio stations provide COVID-19 information to vulnerable communities in conflict-affected countries
UN Peacekeeping radio stations have in recent decades helped build support for peace process in…
Critical work of UN ‘largely uninterrupted’, despite unprecedented challenge of COVID-19
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the United Nations to operate in new ways, its…
Protect ‘healthcare heroes’ from COVID-19, urges UN rights expert
States and business leaders must step up efforts to ensure that the selfless doctors, nurses,…
Migrants in Hawaii care for the elderly, the aloha way
Migrants are playing an increasingly important role in the provision of health care around the…
The COVID-busting blueprint that protects workers in all sectors
Early indications from the economic fallout of COVID-19 are that it could cost up to…
COVID-19: women will be more affected, but play central role in the fight
Pandemics tend to affect men and women differently, and specialists in gender issues are warning…
Dozens of migrants die in shipping container on lorry in Mozambique
In Mozambique on Tuesday, 14 “deeply traumatized” male migrants were rescued from a sealed shipping…
News in Brief 26 March 2020
Philippines ceasefire welcomed after Guterres COVID-19 appeal ‘Double-digit’ percentage of global GDP is needed to…
COVID-19: The ‘common enemy’ that can bring the world together
The COVID-19 pandemic shows that global challenges can only be solved through global solutions, according…
First Person: two months of COVID-19 confinement in Wuhan
Many countries have recently begun to introduce lockdown measures that have led to many citizens…
A sustainable global economy must arise once COVID-19 pandemic is reversed, UN chief tells G-20 summit
World leaders at the G-20 virtual summit held on Thursday committed to inject over $5…
Life-saving vaccinations must not ‘fall victim’ to COVID-19 pandemic – UNICEF chief
Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is overstretching health services, medical goods are in short…
Human rights must be maintained in beating back the COVID-19 pandemic, ‘without exception’ – UN experts
Dozens of independent UN human rights experts stressed on Thursday that in addition to public…
FROM THE FIELD: Threatened Brazilian activist fights for slavery descendants’ rights
A Brazilian activist who regularly receives threats of violence says he will continue fighting for…
Helping migrant shipwreck survivors to deal with trauma
Every year, migrants embarking on sea-crossings see their journey end in tragedy: those who survive…
Going nuclear to beat COVID-19: UN scientists join quest for lifesaving vaccine
Here’s a job you don’t see advertised every day: irradiating the COVID-19 virus. It’s just…
Coronavirus could see global unemployment rise by 25 million: ILO in India
A new assessment by the International Labour Organization (ILO) shows the COVID-19 pandemic could increase…
News in Brief 25 March 2020
Massive humanitarian response plan mobilized to aid ‘ultra-vulnerable’ in COVID-19 fight Protect health and safety…
Debt relief milestone in Somalia, as World Bank, IMF, call for global payment suspension in light of COVID-19
The top United Nations official in Somalia congratulated the Horn of Africa nation on Wednesday…
UN rights chief urges quick action by governments to prevent devastating impact of COVID-19 in places of detention
COVID-19 has begun to strike in prisons, jails and immigration detention centres, UN High Commissioner…
UN launches major humanitarian appeal to keep COVID-19 from ‘circling back around the globe’
To confront the unprecedented worldwide challenge posed by the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, top UN officials…
Moving forward requires confronting slavery’s ‘racist legacy’: UN chief
In his message for the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and…
Online border observatory launches in bid to keep key medical and food supplies moving
As countries all over the world restrict the flow of goods to halt the spread…
News in Brief 24 March 2020
UN Syria envoy appeals for nationwide ceasefire to halt COVID-19 Countries must keep cross-border transport of food, medicines going, during…
G-20 summit provides chance to rally strongly against coronavirus threat: UN chief
The COVID-19 crisis presents an “extraordinary opportunity” for the world’s leading economic forum to respond to the…
UN in Nigeria strengthens COVID-19 containment and care, mobilizes $2 million for key support to Government
The United Nations system in Nigeria has mobilized $2 million to help the Government’s efforts…
COVID-19: Lockdown across India, in line with WHO guidance
India’s decision to impose a 21-day lockdown, which was announced on Tuesday, comes after a…
Enable ‘all out effort’ to counter COVID-19 in war-ravaged Syria, urges top UN envoy
The top United Nations envoy in Syria called on Tuesday for an immediate country-wide truce,…
Amidst pandemic, now is the time for action to also beat tuberculosis, urges WHO
As countries across the world grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Health agency reminded…
Ease sanctions against countries fighting COVID-19: UN human rights chief
As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday called for an easing…
News in Brief 23 March 2020
UN chief calls for global ceasefire to take on common enemy – COVID-19 Rights expert raises alarm over migrant…
COVID-19 in Gaza: UN putting supplies in place, working with Israel
The UN in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza is doing all it can to put…
Water access critical to beating back COVID-19 spread in slum areas
As regular hand washing is a key tool in combating COVID-19, the UN and its…
New global platform to keep information networks ‘safer, stronger’ throughout COVID-19 pandemic
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) launched a new platform on Monday to help global networks…
Coronavirus update: WHO and world football launch ‘kick out coronavirus’ campaign, as millions sign up to WhatsApp helpline
A new awareness-raising campaign, led by the world’s top football stars, called ‘Pass the message…
COVID-19: UN chief calls for global ceasefire to focus on ‘the true fight of our lives’
In an appeal issued on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged warring parties across the world to lay down their…
UN expert raises alarm over migrant, asylum seeker ‘pushbacks’ at Turkey-Greece border
Greece must take immediate action to end the violence against migrants and asylum seekers at…
In the face of COVID-19, refugees ‘must be involved in prevention’
Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, UN agencies have raced to ensure that millions of vulnerable…
News in Brief 20 March 2020
UN aid teams work round the clock to ensure humanitarian support to millions UN aid teams race…
Another ‘tragic milestone’: Reported cases of COVID-19 pass 200,000, says UN health chief
It took three months to reach the first 100,000 cases of COVID-19 but only 12…
Humanitarian workers push for continued life-saving access during COVID-19 pandemic or ‘virus could cycle back’
As the global humanitarian response to the COVID-19 pandemic continues at breakneck speed, UN assistance…