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The return home of some 136,00 Afghan people since the beginning of the year and a weakened health system is putting Afghanistan at risk of the coronavirus.

‘Defining moment’ in Afghanistan requires leaders to work together, top UN official tells Security Council

31 March 2020
Peace and Security
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At the Islam Qala, Afghanistan border with Iran, health workers are on the frontline responding to the threat caused by COVID-19.

FROM THE FIELD: Humanitarians on the frontline in COVID-19 fight

31 March 2020
Health
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The President of the UN General Assembly, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, takes part in a remote briefing to UN Member States on the coronavirus crisis.

Critical work of UN ‘largely uninterrupted’, despite unprecedented challenge of COVID-19

27 March 2020
UN Affairs
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Twenty-six year old Mama Bwanga takes her baby to at a health centre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Life-saving vaccinations must not ‘fall victim’ to COVID-19 pandemic – UNICEF chief

26 March 2020
Health
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UNICEF has provided tents to the Philippines, Government as part of its response to COVID-19.

News in Brief 26 March 2020

26 March 2020
News in Brief
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A mural commemorating journalists killed in Afghanistan has been painted on a blast wall in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan.

Gunmen kill 25 at Afghan temple, UN chief calls for accountability 

26 March 2020
Peace and Security
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The return home of some 136,00 Afghan people since the beginning of the year and a weakened health system is putting Afghanistan at risk of the coronavirus.

Treat migrants with dignity and respect during pandemic: UN migration agency

18 March 2020
Health
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Humanitarian partners distribute emergency assistance in Ibrahim Khalil village in Iraq.

News in Brief 17 March 2020

17 March 2020
News in Brief
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Afghans gather to vote in the presidential election at polling stations in Paktya, the capital city of Gardez province in the southeastern region. (Septermber 2019)

Security Council resolution endorses moves towards long-sought Afghanistan peace

10 March 2020
Peace and Security
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A vaccine carrier is carefully transported across a river in India. It’s a delicate process - the vaccines need to be kept cold, even in tropical parts of the world.

FROM THE FIELD: Going the extra mile with vaccines

10 March 2020
Health
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