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Use COVID-19 recovery to make inclusion ‘a reality’, UN chief says on World Day
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Use COVID-19 recovery to make inclusion ‘a reality’, UN chief says on World Day

Building a more inclusive and accessible world that recognizes the contributions of all people, including persons with disabilities must be a “key goal” as countries work to recover from COVID-19…

2 April 2021 · 3 min read

Motherhood on the brink in Yemen
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Motherhood on the brink in Yemen

War, a humanitarian crisis, a looming famine, a health system close to collapse and the deepening impact of the COVID-19 pandemic have led to a “catastrophic situation” in which a…

27 March 2021 · 4 min read

Billions without clean water and sanitation, a ‘moral failure’: UN General Assembly President
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Billions without clean water and sanitation, a ‘moral failure’

Access to water is not just about “liquid in a bottle” but instead touches on universal issues such as dignity, opportunity and equality, the UN General Assembly President said on…

18 March 2021 · 5 min read

South Asia: Sharp rise in child, maternal deaths due to COVID-19-induced disruptions
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South Asia: Sharp rise in child, maternal deaths due to COVID-19-induced disruptions

Severe disruptions in health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic may have resulted in an additional 239,000 child and maternal deaths in South Asia last year, United Nations agencies said…

17 March 2021 · 3 min read

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Listen to older people’s ‘suggestions and ideas’

Listen to older people’s ‘suggestions and ideas’ for more inclusive societies, urges UN chief “Older people must be a priority in our efforts to overcome COVID 19”, Secretary-General António Guterres…

30 September 2020 · 3 min read

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Millionth death from COVID-19 ‘an agonizing milestone’

With over one million lives now lost to COVID-19 globally, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said that while the “agonizing milestone” is a “mind-numbing figure”, the world must never lose…

29 September 2020 · 4 min read

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Impact on workers of COVID-19 is ‘catastrophic’: ILO 

The bleak news from ILO Director-General Guy Ryder coincided with an updated mid-year forecast from the UN body.  Lower and middle-income countries have suffered most, with an estimated 23.3 per cent drop in working hours – equivalent to 240 million jobs - in the second quarter.  Previously, the…

23 September 2020 · 3 min read