- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today appealed for global cease-fires and called on all warring parties to silence their guns in order to fight against a common enemy: COVID-19.
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- The World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered a new shipment of emergency medical supplies to the Islamic Republic of Iran as part of COVID-19 response meas
It is easy to lose sight of the big picture when called upon to act quickly in response to the human tragedy caused by COVID-19. Even as the crisis unfolds before our eyes, governments, regional and international organizations, and civil society have leapt into action to ameliorate immediate suffering and prevent the worst effects – and, slowly, to prepare to deal with the long-term consequences.
By Sara Savastano
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TEHRAN, 18 November 2020 (UNIC) — COVID-19 has exposed stark global inequities, fragilities and unsustainable practices that have intensified the impact of the pandemic. According to UN estimates, in 2020, 71 million people will be pushed into extreme poverty.
UNODC in Iran adapted seven animated videos from the Listen First drug prevention campaign for the Iranian context.
- In a week in which people in some parts of the world have been given cause for optimism that they have passed the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen how the extraordinary actions of individuals can change the trajectory for a whole nation.
- By: Dr Natalia Kanem, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Mark Lowcock, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on World Telecommunication and Information Society Day,17 May 2020, said that international cooperation on digital technology is essential to help defeat COVID-19.
The world of work cannot and should not look the same after this crisis.