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Human Rights
Gamba ‘deeply concerned’ over COVID impact on children caught in conflict
Child rights must be considered in measures designed to contain coronavirus spread, the UN’s advocate for boys and girls caught in armed conflict said on Wednesday in…
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Women
Avert ‘dire consequences’ for women’s health, UNFPA urges in appeal to prevent maternal deaths
The UN agency dedicated to improving reproductive and maternal health worldwide (UNFPA) appealed on Monday for $2.5 billion by 2030…
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Women
ILO study finds migrants earn much less than locals, and the gap is widening
The gap between wages paid to migrant and national workers is big and growing, and may widen further because of…
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Asia Pacific
UN agencies supporting mammoth India COVID-19 vaccine rollout
India has begun what is the world’s biggest COVID vaccination campaign so far, deploying hundreds of thousands of health workers,…
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Economic Development
‘My children ask me when am I coming home’: stranded seafarers share their frustrations
Hundreds of thousands of seafarers are finding themselves stranded at sea, sometimes for over a year, and with no end…
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Culture and Education
Culture in crisis: Arts fighting to survive COVID-19 impact
The culture sector, which employs more than 30 million people globally, has been hit much harder than expected by the coronavirus…
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Health
Fauci announces US intention to resume major role in global health
The United States’ top medical official said on Thursday that the US will now join the World Health Organization’s global…
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Health
Guterres urges world to ‘work together in solidarity’ as US moves to rejoin WHO
The United Nations Secretary-General on Wednesday welcomed the announcement by President Joe Biden that the United States will re-engage with…
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Health
Over 1.9 billion people in Asia-Pacific unable to afford a healthy diet: UN report
The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and surging food prices are keeping almost two billion people in Asia and…
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Health
Independent panel finds critical early failings in COVID-19 response
The global system for pandemic alert and response is “not fit for purpose”, highlighting the need for a new framework…
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