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Over 170,000 residential
apartments, 120 schools, six hospitals and more
than 20 medical clinics were damaged in the
deadly port explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, last
week, the United Nations reports. The UN High
Commission for Refugees and UNICEF are providing
aid to survivors, while the World Food Programme
is providing grain to replace supplies destroyed
in the blast and UNESCO is leading efforts to
salvage historic buildings in the city at risk
of collapse. Full Story: Hindustan Times (India)/The
Associated Press
(8/14), Xinhua News Agency
(China)
(8/13), NBC News
(8/13)
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Members of the United Nations
Security Council are voting on a revised
resolution proposed by the US to extend a
13-year-old arms embargo against Iran that is
due to expire in October. Russia and China have
both threatened to veto the move, but the US
says if the resolution fails, it will trigger a
procedure to reimpose sanctions previously
lifted by the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Full Story: Reuters
(8/13), The Associated Press
(8/14)
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Nationalistic efforts to secure a
coronavirus vaccine by wealthy countries will
hamper global development and distribution
efforts, and countries must work in solidarity
to end the pandemic, says World Health
Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus. A vaccine is not a "magic bullet"
and countries must persist with quarantines,
contact tracing and social distancing measures,
says Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for
Africa. Full Story: CNBC
(8/13), Voice of America
(8/13)
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The response to a growing Ebola
outbreak in northwest Democratic Republic of
Congo is being complicated by the COVID-19
pandemic and remote locations, according to
World Health Organization Director-General Dr.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Cases have been
separated by as much as 250 kilometers in areas
accessible only by boat and
helicopter. Full Story: Voice of America
(8/13)
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Deccan Herald
(India)/Agence France-Presse
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The New Indian Express
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The majority of the United
Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change report will not be ready in time for the
Glasgow Climate Change Conference, which has
been postponed until Nov. 2021, the IPCC says.
The organization says the ongoing pandemic has
delayed research and meetings needed to produce
the full final report. Full Story: Climate Home News
(8/13)
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The Times of
India
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United Nations Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres has welcomed news of a
diplomatic agreement between Israel and the
United Arab Emirates, in which Israel pledges to
cease efforts to annex Palestinian land.
Guterres had said that annexation would
eliminate any chance of a two-state solution
between Israel and Palestine, and is hopeful the
two sides will use this opportunity to reopen a
dialogue. Full Story: Dhaka Tribune (Bangladesh)/Agence
France-Presse
(8/14)
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Press
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Solidarity through song: Tongan
musician hails Pacific Unite Concert Full Story: UN News
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