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Leaders from around the world
used their virtual addresses to the United
Nations General Assembly as an opportunity to
plead for global cooperation on developing and
distributing a coronavirus vaccine. World Health
Organization Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus said virus misinformation is
hampering response efforts, while UN
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the
pandemic a "clear test of international
cooperation -- a test we have essentially
failed." Full Story: The Associated Press
(9/24), Daily Sabah (Turkey)/Agence
France-Presse
(9/23), Reuters
(9/24)
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Pandemic-related closures and
restrictions have wiped out $3.5 trillion in
earnings, mostly in the Americas and developing
countries that lack the ability to deploy
government supports for unemployed workers, the
International Labor Organization reports. A
United Nations Development Programme
representative says refugees are among the first
to lose their jobs in a crisis, and urges
governments to include them in recovery
plans. Full Story: The Guardian (London)
(9/23), Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
(9/25)
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Xinhua News Agency
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Several countries in the northern
hemisphere are struggling to procure an adequate
supply of flu vaccines as they face increased
demand ahead of a pandemic winter. The World
Health Organization says countries facing
shortages should prioritize flu vaccines for
health care workers, the elderly, pregnant
women, people with chronic health conditions and
children. Full Story: Reuters
(9/25)
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The Associated
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Power-sharing talks between the
Taliban and the government of Afghanistan have
so far not included details on what rights women
would retain under partial Taliban control,
Adela Raz, the country's first female ambassador
to the United Nations, said this week. "This is
a concern not only for Afghanistan, but for the
international community who invested heavily in
empowerment of the Afghan women," Raz
said. Full Story: Reuters
(9/23)
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NDTV (India)/Press Trust
of India
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The United Nations and the UK
will host a virtual climate summit to mark the
fifth anniversary of the UN Paris Climate
agreement on December 12. The UN is urging
countries to submit new climate action
commitments and calling on major emitters to
honor plans they have announced. Full Story: Climate Home News
(9/24), Reuters
(9/24)
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Military officials who seized
control of Mali last month should release the
government officials that have been detained
since the coup, says Alioune Tine, UN
independent expert on human rights in Mali. "I
am extremely concerned by the fact that those
arrested by the coup leaders have been
arbitrarily deprived of their liberty for more
than a month," Tine said. Full Story: The Associated Press
(9/23)
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Xinhua News Agency
(China)
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UN Secretary-General's remarks to
High-level Roundtable on Climate
Ambition Full Story: UN News
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"Several New Polls Probe American
and Global Attitudes Towards the United
Nations" Full Story: UN Dispatch
(9/24)
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