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Ten countries are responsible for
two-thirds of the world's coronavirus cases, and
"intense transmission" in the United States,
Brazil and and India accounts for half of all
cases globally, World Health Organization
Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
said this week as he urged leaders to engage
their citizens in fighting the pandemic. The WHO
reports more than 10,000 health workers in
Africa have contracted the virus as the pandemic
ramps up on the continent. Full Story: Center for Infectious Disease
Research and Policy
(7/23), TheCable (Nigeria)
(7/23)
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Leaders from around the world
will deliver their messages to members of the
United Nations General Assembly by video in
September in an effort to limit the risk of
spreading coronavirus, the group decided this
week. General Assembly President Tijjani
Muhammad-Bande is also encouraging participants
to move side events to a virtual
setting. Full Story: Reuters
(7/22)
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Pandemic recovery efforts should
not focus solely on large businesses, as a basic
personal income program in 132 developing
countries could play a significant role in
curbing the spread of coronavirus by allowing
low-income workers to stay home, a report from
the United Nations Development Programme says.
"Unprecedented times call for unprecedented
social and economic measures," says UNDP
Administrator Achim Steiner. Full Story: Reuters
(7/23)
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Decades of progress in reducing
the number of unplanned pregnancies around the
world could be undone as the pandemic threatens
access to reproductive health services including
abortions and contraceptives, a study from the
United Nations Human Reproduction Programme and
the Guttmacher Institute says. The World Health
Organization estimates that 270 million women
worldwide lack access to modern contraceptive
products. Full Story: The Guardian (London)
(7/23)
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Pandemic recovery plans should
not include funding for coal-based energy or any
other fossil fuels, but focus on renewable
energy sources, which are often cheaper and
create more jobs, United Nations
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says. "There
is no such thing as clean coal, and coal should
have no place in any rational recovery plan,"
Guterres told University of Beijing students
during a lecture this week. Full Story: Climate Home News
(7/23)
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United Nations Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned an
attack by Boko Haram fighters in Nigeria that
left five civilian aid workers dead, urging
authorities in the country to bring the
perpetrators to justice. "The Secretary-General
reiterates that attacks by a party to an armed
conflict that are directed against civilians,
including those who are aid workers, violate
international humanitarian law," spokesperson
Stephane Dujarric says. Full Story: Premium Times (Nigeria)
(7/24)
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