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WHO-backed policy brief calls for action to address ‘long COVID’

25 February 2021
Health

With one in 10 people still feeling ill 12 weeks after having COVID-19, authorities must do more to support them, a UN-backed policy brief issued on Thursday argues. 

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South Sudan: UN agencies support nationwide polio vaccination campaign

25 February 2021
Health

The second round of a vaccination campaign to protect more than 2.8 million children from polio is underway in South Sudan, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday.

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Financial transparency, 'sound governance and accountability’ essential to reach Global Goals

25 February 2021
SDGs

Financial integrity is “paramount to the success of the 2030 Agenda”, the President of the UN General Assembly said on Thursday, launching a new report that offers a blueprint to address a range of obstacles, particularly surrounding illicit finance flows. 

WHO

West Africa steps up efforts to tackle latest Ebola threat

25 February 2021
Health

As a new Ebola outbreak threatens Guinea, six neighboring countries are urgently scaling up preparation and response efforts to prevent the further spread of the deadly virus, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

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Syria: Economic decline, rising hunger and surging humanitarian needs

25 February 2021
Humanitarian Aid

Syria’s fragile economy has “suffered multiple shocks” over the past 18 months, with its currency plummeting and joblessness swelling as people struggle to cover their basic needs, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security Council on Thursday. 

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Belarus human rights situation deteriorating further, warns UN rights chief

25 February 2021
Human Rights

A “systematic crackdown” against dissent in Belarus is continuing, months since the country’s disputed presidential election last year, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet has told the Human Rights Council.

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‘Industry 4.0’ tech for post-COVID world, is driving inequality: UNCTAD

25 February 2021
Economic Development

Developing countries must embrace ground-breaking technologies that have been a critical tool in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, or else face even greater inequalities than before, UN economic development  experts at UNCTAD said on Thursday.

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UN agencies begin registering asylum seekers at US-Mexico border

25 February 2021
Migrants and Refugees

UN agencies have begun preparing individuals and families at the Matamoros informal camp, near the United States-Mexico border, for entry into the US, following the termination of a policy that forced asylum seekers to wait for immigration hearings in Mexico. 

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FROM THE FIELD: Millions of Yemenis facing ‘death sentence’

25 February 2021
Humanitarian Aid

Yemen remains the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, and the situation for the millions of affected people is deteriorating, says the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

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Mother of terrorism victim works to ‘turn the page’ on violent extremism

25 February 2021
Peace and Security

A Moroccan-French woman whose son was killed in a terrorist attack nearly a decade ago, has been commended for her powerful activism countering youth radicalization, and her efforts to replace the desolation of loss with ‘a prayer of love’.