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Yemen Needs Cooperation Between Parties More Than Ever
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, Lise Grande, called on all parties to stop the fighting and start negotiations, as the only way to stop the tragedy of the Yemeni people.
Yemen is hit by once-in-a generation floods.…
Millions more children at risk with immunization services disrupted amid COVID-19 pandemic
Last year, over 13 million children received no vaccines at all, and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is calling on governments to step up, warning disrupting immunization services amid the COVID-19 pandemic could leave even more of…
Greece: COVID-19 pandemic a further risk to refugee child education, warns UN partner
UN agencies in Greece have expressed concern at the effect that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the education of refugee children in the country, as a charity partner warns that funding for educational programmes is on the verge…
Israeli Court Extends Detention of Palestinian Woman Amid Pandemic
An Israeli court has extended the detention of female Palestinian activist, Aya Khateeb, amid widening calls to secure the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli detention centers at a time of the new coronavirus pandemic.
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China: US Seeking Coronavirus Compensation Political Farce
China says US accusations that Beijing mishandled the coronavirus outbreak have “no factual and legal basis”, adding that seeking compensation for damages caused by the deadly virus is nothing but a political farce.
This came after a…
Palestinian Prisoner Infected With COVID-19 In Zionist Prisons
In a press statement, the head of the Liberated and Imprisoned Palestinian Affairs Authority, Qadri Abu Bakr, announced that a prisoner, Mohammed Majed Hassan, 21, had been infected with Coronavirus inside the Zionist “Al-Maskubiya” prison,…
Liberia: Ebola contact tracing lessons inform COVID-19 response
Lessons learned during the Ebola outbreak in Liberia six years ago are helping the West African country to confront the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) which is working alongside the World Health…
‘No evidence’ that recovered COVID-19 patients cannot be reinfected, says WHO
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that there is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection.
In a…
From bustling streets to lockdown: Bangladesh and the UN mobilize to fight COVID-19: a UN Resident…
The UN is working closely with the authorities, civil society and the private sector in Bangladesh, as the south Asian country braces for the COVID-19 pandemic. By the UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh, Mia Seppo.…
Egypt records 13 new death cases of coronavirus
The Egyptian Ministry of Health recorded on Sunday 13 news death cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) and 227 new cases that have been tested positive for the virus.
Egyptian Ministry of Health spokesman Khaled Mujahid said the number of…