UN chief urges unity in mobilizing ‘every ounce of energy’ to defeat COVID-19 pandemic
There should be only one fight in our world today, the United Nations Secretary-General said…
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Political prisoners should be among first released in pandemic response, says UN rights chief
The decision by many Governments to release prisoners to slow the transmission of new coronavirus, was welcomed on Friday by the…
COVID-19: from conflict to pandemic, migrants in Bosnia face a new challenge
Migrants and refugees hosted at UN-run reception centres in Bosnia-Herzegovina, are learning to cope with…
News in Brief 2 April 2020
Key COP26 climate summit postponed to ‘safeguard lives’ Spike in hunger across Africa’s central Sahel…
DR Congo may soon see off Ebola, but COVID-19 exposes old problems
Imagine you’re an aid official in a massive developing country where COVID-19 is just the…
‘Everyone at risk’ as coronavirus cases tick up among migrants and refugees sheltering in Greece
With 23 migrants at an open accommodation site in central Greece testing positive for COVID-19,…
India: Migrant workers’ plight prompts UN call for ‘domestic solidarity’ in coronavirus battle
Pervasive challenges remain for hundreds-of-thousands of migrant workers in India whose lives were upended by…
Burkina Faso crisis and COVID-19 concerns highlight pressure on Sahel food security
Food insecurity levels in the Sahel region are “spiralling out of control”, the World Food…
COVID-19 should not herald rollback in rights for people with autism: UN chief
The rights of persons with autism must be taken into account in efforts to address…
Key COP 26 climate summit postponed to ‘safeguard lives’
With no end in sight to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the UN climate change talks…
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News in Brief 1 April 2020
Now COVID-19 disruption casts cloud over weather alerts Migrants stranded by COVID-19 lockdown in Niger Displaced people affected by coronavirus have rights too, says rights…
COVID-19 in the Pacific: Children are the ‘hidden victims’
Lockdowns and school closures around the world due to COVID-19, are affecting children’s learning, mental…
COVID-19: International community must step up to prevent pandemic from devastating vulnerable on the run
Given how quickly the COVID-19 pandemic is spreading, an outbreak is “looking imminent” in the…
WHO concerned over rapid escalation in COVID-19 spread as caseload approaches one million
Deaths from COVID-19 have more than doubled in the past week and will soon reach…
COVID-19: Czech Roma community steps up to face mask challenge
When face masks stocks began running low in the Czech Republic, minority communities, including the…
Protecting the Caribbean’s most vulnerable people in the face of COVID-19: A UN Resident Coordinator blog
The United Nations is working closely with governments in the Caribbean to protect the region’s…
Nigeria: UN and partners acting to avert coronavirus spread in displacement camps
The UN system in Nigeria and its partners are working to reduce the spread of…
Coronavirus pandemic threatens to plunge millions in Arab region into poverty and food insecurity
COVID-19 will be responsible for pushing a further 8.3 million people in the Arab region…
COVID-19 effect casts cloud over weather alert accuracy: UN sky watchers
UN weather experts warned on Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic risks disrupting key forecasting services,…
News in Brief 31 March 2020
Aid agencies push for workarounds in Libya as COVID-19 hampers distributions Syria’s vulnerable not forgotten…
‘Defining moment’ in Afghanistan requires leaders to work together, top UN official tells Security Council
With the COVID-19 pandemic as a backdrop, political parties in Afghanistan are being urged to…
Economic sanctions should be lifted to prevent hunger crises in countries hit by COVID-19 – UN rights expert
As the world exhibits new bonds of solidarity in response to the coronavirus pandemic, it…
UN appeals to all Somalis to ‘come together’ in fight against COVID-19 pandemic
Like most countries in the world, Somalia is facing the unparalleled challenge of the COVID-19…
UN launches COVID-19 plan that could ‘defeat the virus and build a better world’
The UN chief launched on Tuesday a new plan to counter the potentially devasting socio-economic…
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Coronavirus poses latest threat to battered health system in DR Congo
The looming threat of the new coronavirus disease COVID-19 is just the latest challenge to…
FROM THE FIELD: Humanitarians on the frontline in COVID-19 fight
Humanitarian workers in developing countries are on the front lines and taking “urgent action” in…
Bulk of developing world faces hardship, as virus exacerbates economic frailty
Six billion people – that’s the bulk of the developing world – look set to…
News in Brief 30 March 2020
Release prisoners and detainees in Yemen, urge UN rights experts Assistance ramped up to Pacific…
‘Immediate nationwide ceasefire’ needed for all-out effort to counter COVID-19 in Syria
Syria is at “high risk” of being unable to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN…
COVID-19 necessitates global increase in protective equipment, medical supplies: UN health chief
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for stepped-up production of medical…
Release inmates in Yemen to avert nationwide COVID-19 outbreak, experts urge
An international panel of human rights experts called today for the immediate release of political…
UN helps Pacific prepare for COVID-19 pandemic, warns that children are ‘hidden victims’
United Nations agencies are working together to provide vital support to Pacific Island countries as…
COVID-19 stoking xenophobia, hate and exclusion, minority rights expert warns
Combatting the COVID-19 pandemic must also include stamping out what one independent human rights expert…
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…
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…