Asia Pacific
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What can the UN do to support India through its deadly COVID-19 surge?
The UN is at the forefront of efforts to help India extricate itself from the almost unimaginable scale of suffering…
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WHO approves Chinese COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
A COVID-19 vaccine produced in China has been given the green light for global rollout, potentially paving the way for…
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India’s new COVID-19 wave is spreading like ‘wildfire’, warns UN Children’s Fund
A new wave of COVID-19 infections is spreading like “wildfire” across India, leaving many youngsters destitute, the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF said…
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‘No time to lose’, stop flow of deadly weapons to Myanmar military now, urges UN rights expert
The United Nations independent human rights expert on Myanmar on Friday called on countries that have not yet done so,…
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Myanmar: Attacks on healthcare jeopardizing COVID-19 response, UN team says
There have been at least 158 reported attacks on medical personnel and facilities in Myanmar, and over 139 doctors arrested…
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South Asia: ‘Real possibility’ health systems will be strained to a breaking point, UNICEF warns
Impacts of the deadly new surge in COVID-19 cases across South Asia are unlike anything the region has seen before,…
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Release jailed dissident on medical grounds, UN experts urge Iran
United Nations independent human rights experts, on Tuesday, called on Iranian authorities to immediately release a political activist, said to…
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UN condemns deadly attack at guesthouse in Afghanistan
The United Nations strongly condemned Friday’s suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan, in which at least 21 persons were killed and…
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COVID-19 ‘vaccine equity in action’ in the Maldives: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
The roll-out of vaccinations to prevent COVID-19 infections rising in the Maldives is a good example of “vaccine equity in…
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Myanmar approaching point of economic collapse: UN report
The turmoil following the military coup in Myanmar, coupled with the impact of COVID-19 could result in up to 25 million…
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