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COVID-19 and conflict, a double battle for humanitarian workers

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Humanitarian worker Aron Kassahun Aregay joined the WHO Country Office in Ukraine in late 2019. From having worked as an epidemiologist in numerous emergency settings on the African continent, he was now in charge...
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Real Life Heroes: building trust, and saving lives

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Originally from Haiti, Dr. Bélizaire has been working in the humanitarian field since graduating in medicine and, in 2015, began supporting the effort to slow the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of...
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Virtual Concert unites Pacific with the world in battling COVID-19

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The first-of-its-kind televised and digitally streamed Pacific Unite: Saving Lives Together concert called on regional leaders and citizens to unite in the global fight against COVID-19, the United Nations said on Saturday.
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German church leads crowdfunding to buy vessel to aid stranded Mediterranean migrants

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German church leads crowdfunding to buy vessel to aid stranded Mediterranean migrants
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Uganda looks online for answers to COVID economic crisis

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From banking, to food delivery, and taxi bookings, Uganda is rapidly becoming accustomed to many of the online tools that are commonplace in developed economies, and which don’t rely on face-to-face interactions. The UN is supporting this shift, as a way to help developing economies recover from the global economic crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Millions ‘on the edge’ in DR Congo, now in even greater danger of tipping over: WFP

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Millions of lives could be lost to hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid escalating conflict and worsening COVID-19 transmission, the UN emergency food relief agency has warned, urging the international community to step up support for the African nation.
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Revised COVID-19 case definitions

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WHO has published revised interim guidance on public health surveillance for COVID-19 cases. This document includes revision of suspected and probable case definitions to integrate increased knowledge on the clinical spectrum of COVID-19 signs...
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Measles and rubella elimination: verification process continues amid COVID-19 pandemic

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Public health systems and independent national verification committees in countries of the WHO European Region have shown continued commitment to measles and rubella elimination even with the COVID-19 pandemic creating an extraordinary burden on health systems.
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Real Life Heroes: on a journey towards quality healthcare

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In the remote Lamu region, on the northeast coast of Kenya, quality healthcare is hard to come by. Every month, medical staff from Safari Doctors, an NGO founded by Umra Omar, set sail on a boat filled with medicines, to provide free basic medicines to hundreds of marginalized inhabitants in several coastal villages.
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Coronavirus and schools: Access to handwashing facilities key for safe reopening

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Coronavirus and schools: Access to handwashing facilities key for safe reopening
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Amid COVID-19, UN commitment to peace ‘more urgent than ever’

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COVID-19 threatens not only hard-won development and peacebuilding gains, but also “risks exacerbating conflicts or fomenting new ones”, the UN chief reminded the Security Council on Wednesday, during a briefing on the challenges to achieving sustainable peace, while pandemics ravage communities worldwide.  
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UN praises resilience and vision of younger generation, marking International Youth Day  

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Commemorating International Youth Day, top UN officials have called on leaders around the world to “do everything possible” to enable young people to reach their fullest potential.
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Azerbaijan response to COVID-19: better testing and contact tracing are key

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Azerbaijan should strengthen contact tracing and testing to further boost its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of WHO experts has recommended after visiting the country. The second team of WHO experts to visit Azerbaijan since the pandemic started, it also noted the country’s achievements in responding to the outbreak.
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WHO chief points to ‘green shoots of hope’ in COVID-19 pandemic

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Although COVID-19 cases are on track to hit 20 million worldwide this week, and 750,000 deaths, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has pointed to “green shoots of hope” amidst the global crisis, while urging both governments and people everywhere to work to suppress the new coronavirus.
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FoRB Publications launches new book of Rosita Šorytė, on NRMs and the Pandemic

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New religious movements are rarely given credit for their humanitarian work. A case in point is the Church of Scientology during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Opponents used the epidemic as an opportunity to accuse Scientology of spreading conspiracy theories and not respecting anti-virus precautions.
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Spanish human rights attorney writes to Von der Leyen on planned violations of fundamental health rights

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Spanish human rights attorney writes to Von der Leyen on planned violations of fundamental health rights
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Global cooperation is our only choice against COVID-19, says WHO chief

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Global cooperation is our only choice against COVID-19, says WHO chief
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New humanitarian air service boosts COVID-19 response in the Pacific

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A flight carrying protective masks, ventilators and other essential medical supplies for COVID-19 response, landed in Papua New Guinea on Thursday, marking the start of a humanitarian air service for the Pacific region, Governments and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) have announced.
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South Africa: UN health agency sends experts to help battle against COVID-19

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South Africa: UN health agency sends experts to help battle against COVID-19
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Thailand’s COVID-19 response an example of resilience and solidarity: a UN Resident Coordinator’s Blog

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In January, Thailand became the second country to confirm a COVID-19 case but, since then, the country has shown remarkable resilience and, as of late July, there had not been any recorded cases of domestic transmission for nearly two months. Gita Sabharwal, the UN Resident Coordinator in Thailand, explains that this success is thanks to a combination of government action, social responsibility and community solidarity. 
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Breastfeeding link to COVID-19 is negligible, says World Health Organization

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The risk of COVID-19 infection from breastfeeding is negligible and has never been documented, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, in a call for greater support for the practice. 
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Philippines: UN and partners launch major COVID-19 response plan to aid 5.4 million

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Prioritizing the safety and well-being of women and girls, the UN and partners launched on Tuesday a COVID-19 humanitarian response plan to assist some 5.4 million of the poorest and most marginalized people in the Philippines. 
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UN chief outlines ‘bold steps’ for education in the face of COVID-19 disruption

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UN chief outlines ‘bold steps’ for education in the face of COVID-19 disruption
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Storms, coronavirus pose ‘double threat’ for children in Central America and Caribbean – UNICEF

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Storms, coronavirus pose ‘double threat’ for children in Central America and Caribbean – UNICEF
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‘No silver bullet’ to combat COVID-19, says UN health agency head

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‘No silver bullet’ to combat COVID-19, says UN health agency head
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