UN member states demand ‘equitable’ access to future COVID-19 vaccines
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) -- The 193 members of the UN General Assembly on Monday adopted by consensus a resolution…
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‘Not the time to reduce the resources’ of WHO: UN chief
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- It is "not the time to reduce the resources for the operations of the…
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World faces new ‘Great Depression’ as virus toll mounts
by Dave Clark with AFP bureaus World powers scrambled on Thursday to build a global response to the human…
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UN delivers 90 tons of COVID-19 aid to Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- A plane carrying 90 tons of UN health, water, and sanitation aid arrived in Venezuela on…
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After the virus: What world will we live in?
by Didier LAURAS Agence France Presse One day, the battle against the novel coronavirus will be won. But the world…
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Coronavirus having little impact on climate: UN agency
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Though factories have shut, planes have been grounded and cars left in the garage, the coronavirus…
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World faces food crisis in wake of coronavirus: UN, WTO
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The heads of three global agencies warned Wednesday of the risk of a worldwide "food shortage"…
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Coronavirus the worst global crisis since WW II, says UN chief
By Agence France Presse The coronavirus pandemic is the worst global crisis since World War II, UN Secretary-General Antonio…
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Europeans on UN Security Council condemn North Korean tests
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The European members of the UN Security Council on Tuesday condemned North Korea's latest…
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UN chief calls for ‘immediate global ceasefire’ amid pandemic
by Philippe RATER UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed Monday for an "immediate global ceasefire"…
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Norway proposes UN corona fund to help poor countries
OSLO, Norway (AFP) -- Norway said Monday it wanted to start a United Nations donors' fund to help poor countries…
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More than 850 million students worldwide not at school: UNESCO
PARIS, France (AFP) -- More than 850 million young people, or about half the world's student population, are barred from…
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