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UN chief in ‘support migrants’ plea, as remittances drop by 20 per cent predicted
It is estimated that family remittances – the money sent back by migrant workers to their relatives – support 800 million people worldwide. Marking International…
U.N. warns coronavirus may push millions of children into underage labor
The coronavirus pandemic has put millions of children at risk of being pushed into underage labor, reversing two decades of work to combat the practice…
COVID-19 highlights ‘life and death’ stakes for greater digital cooperation
Managing the digital divide better, has become “a matter of life and death” for people unable to access essential healthcare information during the COVID-19 pandemic,…
New UN report highlights link between gender, climate and security
Even as countries buckle under the devastating social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, they must consider the links between gender inequality and crisis,…
OECD and UN institutions demand green economic recovery from Covid-19
Influential group of institutions urge governments to ‘insert the DNA of a green economy into all recovery efforts’. The growing global consensus on the need to…
UN rights chief condemns ‘structural racism’ in
The UN rights chief on Wednesday decried “structural racism” in the United States, and voiced alarm at the “unprecedented assault” on journalists covering protests across…
‘Stronger response’ key, to build a safer and more stable future: Guterres
UN chief António Guterres is calling for greater unity and solidarity to defeat COVID-19 and build a better world in the wake of the global…
UN chief underlines need to protect refugees and migrants in COVID-19 pandemic
The UN Secretary-General has expressed hope that the COVID-19 crisis will lead to a rethinking of how the world supports refugees, migrants and internally displaced…
From fighting with guns to fighting the pandemic
In countries suffering from conflict, readjusting to life in a peaceful society is a challenge, both for former fighters and the wider community. Since the…
U.N. delays crucial climate summit for a year, cites pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has prompted the United Nations to delay until late 2021 a crucial climate summit that had been scheduled for Britain this year,…
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