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Children vulnerable to abuse and violence during coronavirus lockdowns, UN experts warn
Independent UN human rights experts have called on States to boost child protection measures to help safeguard the welfare of millions of children who may…
EU medical teams deployed to Italy
A team of European doctors and nurses from Romania and Norway was despatched Tuesday via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to Milan and Bergamo to…
Nations risking ’uneconomic’ coronavirus responses by prioritising coal, report warns
China, the US, India and European nations are at risk of being burdened with uneconomic, long-term plans to stimulate their economies in response to the…
U.N. urges countries to extend care to all migrants to combat coronavirus
Undocumented migrants, asylum seekers and trafficking victims worldwide should be granted access to healthcare and welfare – regardless of their legal status – to protect…
UN Security Council expected to hold first coronavirus talks Thursday
The UN Security Council will on Thursday hold its first meeting on the coronavirus pandemic — by videoconference — after weeks of divisions among…
World Health Day: What does the WHO do?
World Health Day is in part a celebration of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) on April 7, 1948. What role has the…
UN chief urges govts to protect women during virus lockdown
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is urging governments around the world to include the protection of women in their response to the deadly novel coronavirus…
Greece quarantines second migrant camp after COVID-19 case confirmed
Greece has quarantined a second migrant facility on its mainland after a 53-year-old man tested positive for the new coronavirus, the migration ministry said on…
Coronavirus divides lovers, friends at Swiss-German border fences
Constance, Germany, and Kreuzlingen, Switzerland, are divided cities these days, with a strip of grass and two fences separating them after the countries closed their…
Singapore quarantines 20,000 migrant workers
Singapore has told 20,000 foreign workers to stay in their dormitories for 14 days as coronavirus cases increase in the city state. Two dormitories have been…
Tesla engineers show ventilator prototype on YouTube
Engineers at Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) showed a prototype for a ventilator on Sunday evening in a video published on the company’s YouTube channel, as hospitals…
”The Coronavirus will worsen the hunger crisis”
The spread of the Coronavirus in poor countries in Africa and Asia is not just a danger to health. Food can no longer be cultivated…
As millions lose jobs, Fed policymakers say recession is here
The U.S. recession is here. How long it will last will depend on the course of a viral pandemic that could still kill hundreds of…
’Mask diplomacy’: EU-China ties tested during coronavirus pandemic
Recent moves by Beijing to provide masks to EU countries have been dubbed ”mask diplomacy” and seen as a way to keep trade ties alive,…
Afghan women play ’crucial’ role in Taliban talks, says negotiator
Afghanistan’s ”fragile gains” in women’s rights are at risk unless women play a key role in peace talks with the Taliban, one of the few…
Mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on food trade and markets
Millions of people around the world depend on international trade for their food security and livelihoods. As countries move to enact measures aiming to halt…
Climate summit in Glasgow postponed to 2021 because of coronavirus pandemic
A climate summit that had been due to take place in Glasgow in November has been postponed to 2021 because of the coronavirus outbreak, officials…
COVID-19 cases and deaths rising, debt relief needed for poorest nations: WHO
The head of the World Health Organization voiced deep concern on Wednesday about the rapid escalation and global spread of COVID-19 cases from the new…
Study offers new insight into the impact of ancient migrations on the European landscape
Neolithic populations have long been credited with bringing about a revolution in farming practices across Europe. However, a new study suggests it was not until…
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