News in Brief 26 March 2020
Philippines ceasefire welcomed after Guterres COVID-19 appeal ‘Double-digit’ percentage of global GDP is needed to…
Philippines ceasefire welcomed after Guterres COVID-19 appeal ‘Double-digit’ percentage of global GDP is needed to…
The COVID-19 pandemic shows that global challenges can only be solved through global solutions, according…
Many countries have recently begun to introduce lockdown measures that have led to many citizens…
World leaders at the G-20 virtual summit held on Thursday committed to inject over $5…
Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is overstretching health services, medical goods are in short…
Dozens of independent UN human rights experts stressed on Thursday that in addition to public…
A Brazilian activist who regularly receives threats of violence says he will continue fighting for…
Every year, migrants embarking on sea-crossings see their journey end in tragedy: those who survive…
Here’s a job you don’t see advertised every day: irradiating the COVID-19 virus. It’s just…
A new assessment by the International Labour Organization (ILO) shows the COVID-19 pandemic could increase…
Massive humanitarian response plan mobilized to aid ‘ultra-vulnerable’ in COVID-19 fight Protect health and safety…
The top United Nations official in Somalia congratulated the Horn of Africa nation on Wednesday…
COVID-19 has begun to strike in prisons, jails and immigration detention centres, UN High Commissioner…
To confront the unprecedented worldwide challenge posed by the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, top UN officials…
In his message for the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and…
As countries all over the world restrict the flow of goods to halt the spread…
UN Syria envoy appeals for nationwide ceasefire to halt COVID-19 Countries must keep cross-border transport of food, medicines going, during…
The COVID-19 crisis presents an “extraordinary opportunity” for the world’s leading economic forum to respond to the…
The United Nations system in Nigeria has mobilized $2 million to help the Government’s efforts…
India’s decision to impose a 21-day lockdown, which was announced on Tuesday, comes after a…
The top United Nations envoy in Syria called on Tuesday for an immediate country-wide truce,…
As countries across the world grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Health agency reminded…
As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday called for an easing…
UN chief calls for global ceasefire to take on common enemy – COVID-19 Rights expert raises alarm over migrant…
The UN in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza is doing all it can to put…
As regular hand washing is a key tool in combating COVID-19, the UN and its…
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) launched a new platform on Monday to help global networks…
A new awareness-raising campaign, led by the world’s top football stars, called ‘Pass the message…
In an appeal issued on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged warring parties across the world to lay down their…
Greece must take immediate action to end the violence against migrants and asylum seekers at…
Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, UN agencies have raced to ensure that millions of vulnerable…
UN aid teams work round the clock to ensure humanitarian support to millions UN aid teams race…
It took three months to reach the first 100,000 cases of COVID-19 but only 12…
As the global humanitarian response to the COVID-19 pandemic continues at breakneck speed, UN assistance…
Authorities in South Sudan must address intercommunal violence if the nation is to achieve lasting…
UN health agency does not recommend against using ibuprofen for COVID-19 Israel has ‘legal duty’ to…
For the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak began last December, China has reported no…
The United Nations is working closely with the Kenyan Government to help prevent the spread…
Confronted with widespread human, social, and economic ramifications surrounding COVID-19, the President of the United…
Unless Governments and communities take action, discrimination against people with disabilities could increase during the COVID-19 pandemic, an expert with the…
As public fear and uncertainty grow around the COVID-19 pandemic, “more than ever before, we…
The UN migration agency, IOM, is highly concerned about the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic…
Africa should wake up to COVID-19 epidemic, the says UN health agency chief Pandemic could mean 25 million jobs threatened –…
Shortly after the outbreak of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19), UNICEF was among the first United…
Shortly after the outbreak of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19), UNICEF was among the first…
Just 60 days after the genetic sequence of COVID-19 was shared by China, the first…
A young woman who works as an intern for the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in…
The importance of treating migrants with dignity and respect has not changed, UN migration agency…
Italy has been hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak, with nearly 28,000 confirmed cases of the disease…
As daily dire forecasts on the global economy add to the anxiety surrounding the COVID-19…