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COVID-19 crisis: Over 117 million children at risk of missing out on measl
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 15 (ANI): As coronavirus pandemic deepens, over 117 million children in 37 countries are expected to miss out on receiving live-saving measles vaccine, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
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ASEAN holds special summit on response to COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], April 14 (ANI): Leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Tuesday morning met via videoconference to deliberate on a strategy to combat and overcome the COVID-19 crisis, ensuring peaceful life of people and sustainable development of countrie
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UN working with Yemeni warring parties to prepare fragile health syste
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Sana'a, April 13 (Sputnik/ANI): The United Nations system is working closely with warring sides in Yemen to prepare its hugely fractured health system and existing polio and cholera surveillance mechanisms for the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the embattled nation aft
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UN warns of food shortage as COVID-19 disrupts supply chains
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA] April 13 (ANI): The United Nations' (UN) Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in its report has said that the world is staring at a possible disruption in food supply chains that would increase food insecurity as a drawback of coronavirus pandemic.
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UN Middle East Envoys appeal for peace to tackle COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], April 12 (ANI): The United Nations (UN) envoys in the Middle East have urged all parties involved in different wars in the region to "respond positively" to the secretary-general's March 23 appeal to cease the hostilities and help in tackling the COVID-19 outbreak.
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G20 nations undertake commitment to take immediate measures to ensure stab
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 11 (Sputnik/ANI): Energy Ministers of G20 nations have undertaken a commitment to take immediate measures aimed at ensuring the stability of the energy market amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a joint communique said on Saturday.
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Former Miss World Manushi Chhillar raises awareness about COVID-19 through
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Former Miss World Manushi Chhillar joined hands with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to raise awareness about the novel coronavirus.
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'World faces its gravest test': UN Secy General urges Security Council to
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 10 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday said that the world faces its gravest test from the coronavirus pandemic that poses a significant threat to the maintenance of international peace and security.
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COVID-19 pandemic reveals how bioterrorist attack may unfold: UN Secretary
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], April 10 (Sputnik/ANI): The lack of preparedness for the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic revealed how non-state actors could access deadly strains to perpetrate a bioterrorist attack, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the UN Security Council.<
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India rejects China's reference to J-K in UN
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New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): India has rejected the reference to J&K in a statement made by the spokesperson of the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations.
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Dua Lipa urges people to donate to UNICEF to help underprivileged children
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Through a series of tweets, singer-songwriter Dua Lipa on Thursday urged netizens to donate to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and help underprivileged children sail through the hard times of coronavirus pandemic.
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Increase spending on managing COVID-19 pandemic, tackle climate emergency:
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], April 9 (ANI): The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is having far-reaching economic and social consequences for the Asia Pacific region with strong cross-border spillover effects through trade, tourism and financial linkages, according to a new report by the United N
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