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UN raises $2 bn to counter coronavirus globally: UN official
Economy
April 10, 2020
UN raises $2 bn to counter coronavirus globally: UN official
The UN has so far raised US$2 billion to combat the coronavirus crisis globally, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in…
UN urges governments to tackle recession, scrap debt payment
World
April 10, 2020
UN urges governments to tackle recession, scrap debt payment
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than 60 UN agencies and international organizations urged governments on Thursday to take immediate steps…
War-ravaged Yemen confirms first coronavirus case, braces for more
Middle East
April 10, 2020
War-ravaged Yemen confirms first coronavirus case, braces for more
ADEN (Reuters) — Yemen reported its first case of the novel coronavirus on Friday as aid groups try to prepare…
Watchdog blames Syria for chemical weapons attacks
Middle East
April 9, 2020
Watchdog blames Syria for chemical weapons attacks
Global chemical weapons watchdog the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on Wednesday for the first time explicitly…
Trump threatens withholding funds from UN world health body
World
April 8, 2020
Trump threatens withholding funds from UN world health body
President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to cut US funding to the World Health Organization, accusing it of bias toward…
UN chief urges govts to protect women during virus lockdown
World
April 6, 2020
UN chief urges govts to protect women during virus lockdown
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged governments to include the protection of women in their response to the deadly…
As coronavirus spreads, UN seeks Yemen urgent peace talks resumption
Middle East
April 2, 2020
As coronavirus spreads, UN seeks Yemen urgent peace talks resumption
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Nations and Western allies are pointing to the threat of coronavirus to push Yemen’s combatants…
UN Security Council urges cease-fire in Afghanistan
Middle East
April 1, 2020
UN Security Council urges cease-fire in Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN Security Council urged Afghanistan’s warring parties on Tuesday to heed the UN secretary-general’s call…
Europe toll tops 30,000 as UN warns of world’s worst crisis since WWII
World
April 1, 2020
Europe toll tops 30,000 as UN warns of world’s worst crisis since WWII
The coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 30,000 lives in Europe alone, a global tally showed Wednesday, in what the…
UN begins home food drops for Gaza’s needy to stem virus
Middle East
April 1, 2020
UN begins home food drops for Gaza’s needy to stem virus
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A UN aid agency Tuesday began delivering food to the homes of impoverished Palestinians…