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In a related development, an additional 207 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty by 2030, due to the severe longterm impact of the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the total number to more than a billion, a new study from…

Leading UN economists said on Thursday that more than 32 million of the world’s poorest people face being pulled back into extreme poverty because of COVID-19. The experts highlighted data showing that the pandemic is likely to cause the worst…

The head of the International Labour Organization (ILO) warned on Wednesday that Global pressure on wages from COVID-19 will not stop with the arrival of a vaccine. The warning coincided with a major report showing how the pandemic had slowed…

Save the Children has warned of concerns for the mental wellbeing of children who are in overcrowded conditions after making the life threatening sea crossing alone from the West African coast to the Canary Islands.  It said in a statement…

A group of more than 150 collaborators, led by Campaign for Nature and Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) is calling on governments and conservation leaders to include indigenous people in all biodiversity discussions.  The group says current conservation approaches have…

The Coronavirus pandemic prolongs, a lethal mix of confinement, deepening poverty and economic duress is unleashing a renewed wave of violence against refugee, displaced and stateless women and girls, the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, is warning. UN High Commissioner for…

Approximately once every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age of 20 was infected with HIV last year. That’s according to a new report released by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) as the agency calls…

Coalition plus, an international coalition of community-based NGOs have called for comprehensive testing for HIV and Hepatitis especially in rural communities. This is coming as the coalition launches its first edition of the International Screening Week from 23 to 27th…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide 119 million dollars to the U.N. World Food Programme for school meals in five countries in Asia and Africa. The director of WFP’s Washington office said the donation by the agency demonstrates real leadership…

Leaders of the world’s 20 biggest economies on Sunday endorsed a plan to extend a freeze in official debt service payments by the poorest countries to mid-2021. They also backed a common approach for dealing with their debt problems. In…

 Measles surged worldwide in 2019 reaching highest number of reported cases in 23 years. Highlighted in a publication by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), measles cases worldwide increased to…

Member States recommended the adoption of two resolutions on meningitis control and epilepsy at the 73rd World Health Assembly on Thursday.  Committee A, which focuses on programme and budget matters, decided to recommend the adoption of the first-ever resolution on meningitis, which…