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The World Health Organization,
the World Food Programme and UNICEF are
mobilizing humanitarian assistance to support
Beirut in the wake of a deadly blast that
damaged five hospitals and the country's primary
wheat storage silo while displacing as many as
100,000 children. The United Nations Security
Council has scheduled an emergency meeting next
week to discuss the crisis and the UN High
Commission for Human Rights is urging an
independent probe into the explosion. Full Story: Reuters
(8/7), Reuters
(8/7), The New Indian Express (India)/The
Associated Press
(8/7), Mehr News Agency (Iran) (8/5)
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Three more countries -- Ireland,
Nigeria and Niue -- ratified the United Nations
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
this week, bringing the convention closer to the
50 signatures required for it to enter into
force. "Seventy-five years is far too long not
to have learned that the possession of nuclear
weapons diminishes, rather than reinforces,
security," said UN Secretary-General Antonio
Guterres in a virtual address marking the 75th
anniversary of the bombing of
Hiroshima. Full Story: The Mainichi (Japan)
(8/7), Kyodo News (Japan) (free
content)
(8/6)
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The World Health Organization is
urging global leaders to cooperate on the
development and eventual distribution of a
coronavirus vaccine, warning that countries
cannot hope to stop the virus if they don't
share the vaccine with others. The agency has
also voiced alarm over the spread of coronavirus
in Africa, where the disease has spread to rural
areas and cases have surpassed one
million. Full Story: The Guardian (London)
(8/7), The Associated Press (8/7)
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Women in Turkey saw their
workloads -- both paid and unpaid -- increase
dramatically during pandemic-related lockdowns
while work for men in the country decreased, a
United Nations Development Programme report
shows. "The findings are evidence of the stark
reality of the incremental burden of unpaid
household and care work borne by women, in
addition to the jobs they do," says UNDP
representative Claudio Tomasi. Full Story: Reuters (8/6)
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Terror groups around the world
are exploiting the pandemic to launch attacks,
spread hatred and fear and recruit new
followers, warns United Nations
Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism
Vladimir Voronkov. Cybercriminals are targeting
hospitals and health care facilities, and
phishing attacks have increased 350% in the
first quarter of this year, Voronkov
says. Full Story: The Associated Press (8/7)
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Members of the United Nations
Security Council met this week to discuss the
situation in Kashmir for the third time since
India revoked the region's statehood last year.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres once again
urged officials in Pakistan and India to work
cooperatively on a peaceful solution, while
expressing concerns about continued violence
against civilians in the region. Full Story: The Associated Press
(8/6), The News International
(Pakistan)/Associated Press of Pakistan (8/7)
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The News International
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The Jerusalem Post (free
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The Middletown Press
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