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Dr. Hans Kluge, the World Health
Organization's regional director for Europe, has
voiced alarm over a record surge of coronavirus
cases on the continent and is urging leaders to
ramp up efforts to contain the virus. WHO
Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
and Emergency Programs Executive Director Dr.
Mike Ryan report that health workers account for
1 in 7 coronavirus cases, and have called on
governments to protect health professionals in
their countries. Full Story: CNN
(9/17), Voice of America
(9/17)
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Officials from the US say they
are prepared to impose sanctions on any country
violating an arms embargo against Iran, despite
a lack of support from other members of the
United Nations Security Council and signatories
of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Iran has called
on the International Court of Justice to
overturn US sanctions, which it says are in
violation of the 1955 Treaty of Amity between
the two countries. Full Story: Reuters
(9/16), Al Jazeera/Agence
France-Presse
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One hundred seventy-two countries
have agreed to participate in the World Health
Organization's COVAX initiative, which espouses
global cooperation to develop and equitably
distribute a coronavirus vaccine. WHO
Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
has advised against rushing the process of
bringing a vaccine to market, noting that the
perception that a vaccine is unsafe could
prevent widespread participation in
vaccinations. Full Story: The Hill
(9/17)
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Pandemic-related closures of
youth services in Rohingya refugee camps in
Bangladesh are driving up rates of child
marriage and increasing the risk of human
trafficking, according to a study led by the
United Nations. UN data suggests that children
make up approximately half of 700,000 refugees
living in the camp and 15% of the 350
trafficking cases identified there in
2019. Full Story: Thomson Reuters
Foundation
(9/17)
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(Bangladesh)/United News of
Bangladesh
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Dedicating economic stimulus
funds to bailing out the fossil fuel industry is
not rational and will only increase pollution
levels further, United Nations Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres said this week. The wise choice
is to "invest in the technologies of the future,
renewable energy, nature-based solutions,
sustainable transport and green technologies,"
he added. Full Story: The Associated Press
(9/17)
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Members of the United Nations
Human Rights Council heard from Belarus
opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya by
video today during a session called to discuss
the ongoing crisis in the country. The council
passed a resolution directing UN High
Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet
to investigate reports of rights abuses in the
country and submit a report by the end of the
year. Full Story: The Associated Press
(9/18), U.S. News & World
Report/Reuters
(9/17), Reuters
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The global fight to keep schools
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"UNGA Goes Virtual! Previewing
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There isn't a single country or a
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Women deserve #equalpay. It's time to
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