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The disease is spreading in several regions and
could spike in places that are beginning to
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Increased reliance on digital
technology amid coronavirus fears has increased
vulnerability to cyberattacks, warns United
Nations disarmament official Izumi Nakamitsu.
Dozens of countries have made only little
progress on cybersecurity issues, Nakamitsu
says. Full Story: The Associated Press
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The global coronavirus death toll
this week surpassed 350,000 as World Health
Organization officials warned about rapidly
rising case numbers in Latin American
countries. Full Story: CNN
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Women serving in peacekeeping
roles can inspire girls and other women while
helping combat the coronavirus, says United
Nations peacekeeper Lt. Dr. Arya Khadka ahead of
the International Day of United Nations
Peacekeepers. Maj. Saba Anwar, leader of an
all-woman UN team serving in the Democratic
Republic of Congo, says her group can interact
more easily with women in the region. Full Story: Devex (free registration)
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British officials have proposed
rescheduling the annual United Nations climate
summit for November 2021, a year later than
planned. The UN Climate Change bureau must
approve the proposal, which does not address the
scheduled 2021 summit set for Africa. Full Story: Reuters
(5/27), Climate Home News
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A United Nations Command team of
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agreements when troops fired across the
Demilitarized Zone on May 3. The investigation
failed to determine whether the gunfire was
deliberate. Full Story: Reuters
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