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UN alarmed as governments charge, arrest journalists for criticizing COVID-19 responses
As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, governments in several countries are reacting ham-handedly to media accounts critical of their responses and nearly 40 journalists have reportedly been arrested or charged. The United Nations and International Press...April 26, 2020 1883 0 -
Stars in virtual concert echo ‘One World: Toghether At Home’ to back fight against coronavirus
Lady Gaga, pictured above during a 2017 JWT Toronto performance, curated the solidarity show, Image: Marcel de Groot via Wikimedia A virtual concert featuring some of the most popular musicians raised more than $127 million for the...April 20, 2020 2051 0 -
New York pays tribute to health care workers amid fight against coronavirus
The Empire State Building was lit in red, pictured UN Headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, UN Photo/Evan Schneider Political leaders and near and dear ones of COVID-19 survivors are not the only people who express a profound...April 19, 2020 775 0 -
Developing world needs $1 trillion debt freeze, $1.5 trillion investment to survive coronavirus crisis
The coronavirus will push more than six billion living in developing countries to the edge of financial disaster and they will need a $2.5 trillion rescue plan to survive the setback. The UN trade and development...April 2, 2020 672 0 -
Coronavirus: Rising infections and the glimmers of hope
By Huma Nisar, Iftikhar Ali, Muhammad Luqman The rapidly spreading coronavirus infections in the United States and Europe are making the task to contain the COVID -19 harder. Policymakers look for ways to confront the outbreak while...March 21, 2020 667 0 -
Amid Afghan peace hopes, UN reminds of human cost of the war – 10,000 lives for 6th year in a row
In a telling reminder of the human cost of the Afghan war, the United Nations Saturday said the conflict claimed more than 10,000 civilian lives for sixth successive year and urged all parties to renounce violence...February 22, 2020 626 0 -
WHO warns of bigger risk as coronavirus claims 1,100 lives
As reports put death toll from coronavirus spread at more than 1,100, the World Health Organization has warned of a bigger crisis, declaring the situation a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Now officially named 2019-nCoV,...February 12, 2020 703 0 -
When will we listen to the deep blue ocean?
Do we even need to remind ourselves how critical are oceans to our existence? Fresh air, water, food, coral reef, and weather patterns necessary for growth of crops and so on. We owe all this combined support...February 6, 2020 1201 0 -
UN says world cannot afford another Gulf war as US-Iran tensions boil
As clouds of war gather over the Persian Gulf with U.S. hitting Iranian targets in Iraq and Tehran vowing retaliation, the United Nations has said the world cannot afford to have another conflict in the region....January 4, 2020 2619 0 -
World needs multilateralism to address root causes of conflicts
With a stark warning that the world may be heading for “great fracture” in the face of dysfunctional relations between major powers, UN Chief Antonio Guterres is prescribing multilateralism as the only way to save the...November 12, 2019 765 0
