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11 APR COVID-19 threatening global peace and security, UN chief warns
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres remarks to the Security Council on the COVID-19 pandemic, in New York, today: Thank ...
11 APR Newly confirmed Ebola case in the DRC creates a ‘triple emergency’ for local communities – IRC
Beni, DRC, April 10, 2020 — Kate Moger, International Rescue Committees Regional Vice President of the Great Lakes, said, “The ...
10 APR UN and partners launch $267 million appeal to respond to immediate needs of 10.1 million Kenyans
Overview of the Crisis Kenya reported its first case of COVID-19 on 12 March 2020 and, as at 7 April ...
10 APR Afghanistan: Government should prioritize the release of women prisoners in efforts to tackle COVID-19
Afghanistan must take immediate steps to implement the Presidents decree to release prisoners to control the spread of COVID-19, Amnesty ...
10 APR Sudan: A Year On, Justice Needed for Crackdowns
(Nairobi) – Sudans transitional government should accelerate efforts to investigate and prosecute crimes against protesters by government security forces since December 2018, ...
10 APR Guinea: Violence During Referendum
(Nairobi) – Guineas security forces violently cracked down on opposition supporters in the lead up to and during the March 22, ...
09 APR More than 200,000 Libyans displaced amid fighting as COVID-19 threat increases
Tripoli – More than 200,000 people have been displaced in the year since the conflict reignited in Libya according to new data ...
09 APR COVID-19 fallout could push half a billion people into poverty in developing countries
Press Release: COVID-19 fallout could push half a billion people into poverty in developing countries New research published by UNU-WIDER today warns that ...
09 APR HRW details devastating impact of COVID-19 on children
COVID-19s Devastating Impact on Children Governments Should Mitigate Harm, Protect Most Vulnerable (New York) – The COVID-19 crisis has a ...
08 APR Alarm grows in Africa as continent records its 10,000th case of COVID-19
Some of the most vulnerable children and their families across Africa who depend on the informal economy for their livelihoods ...