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Climate emergency ‘a danger to peace’: UN official
The climate emergency generated by global warming, is exacerbating existing risks to international peace and security and also creating new ones, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Friday, making the case for swift climate action on multiple fronts.
No possibility to going back to ‘old normal’: WHO chief
Warning that there will be no return to “the old normal”, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged people everywhere to play a part in preventing further spread of Covid-19 as global cases have surpassed 15 million and nearly 620,000 deaths.
China condemns US request to close Houston consulate
Denouncing the US move to close the Chinese Consulate General in Houston, China on Thursday said the bilateral relations will be harmed.
Covid-19: World leaders to refrain from meeting at UNGA
As world leaders staying away from New York and contributing set-piece speeches via video link, the General Debate of the General Assembly, traditionally the most high-profile UN event of the year, will be a slimmed-down affair this September due to Covid-19.
100mn people likely to enter extreme poverty globally in 2020: UN
UN deputy chief Amina Mohammed has said as many as 100 million people are expected to be pushed back into extreme poverty in 2020, the first rise in global poverty since 1998.
Many countries report development in Covid-19 vaccine trials
Many countries have recently reported successful development in their Covid-19 vaccine clinical trials, bringing a hope to the world during the precarious Coronavirus situation.
Nine killed, 6 hurt in Colombia military helicopter crash
At least nine people were killed and six others injured after a military helicopter crashed, Colombia's army said Tuesday.
Covid-19 worsening global childcare crisis: UNICEF Chief
Henrietta Fore, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has warned that “the pandemic is making a global childcare crisis even worse.”
IMF calls for protecting women's economic opportunities
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the policymakers to take effective steps to limit the coronavirus pandemic's scarring effects on women.
Workers protest racial inequality
Workers from the different professions rallied with organised labour on Monday to protest systemic racism and economic inequality.