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Migrants play a central role in
society, and countries should ensure pandemic
recovery plans include and support them
regardless of their legal status, said United
Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in an
address marking International Migrants Day.
Travel restrictions and border closures prompted
by the pandemic have stranded approximately
three million migrants around the world, many of
whom have also lost employment, says
International Organization for Migration
Director-General Antonio Vitorino. Full Story: Dhaka Tribune
(Bangladesh)
(12/18), Voice of America
(12/18)
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Authorities in China are working
in cooperation with the World Health
Organization and are prepared to welcome a WHO
team tasked with investigating the original
source of the coronavirus next month, says WHO
regional emergencies director for the Western
Pacific Babatunde Olowokure. China has
previously rejected suggestions of an
international probe as
discriminatory. Full Story: Reuters
(12/16)
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Xinhua News Agency
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Morocco World
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Several wealthy countries have
stockpiled more doses of coronavirus vaccine
than required to vaccinate their entire
population while developing countries remain
unable to access vaccines and the World Health
Organization's COVAX initiative faces a funding
shortage, warns United Nations Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres. "Let's not forget that if you
don't eradicate the disease, the virus can
mutate," the UN chief adds. Full Story: The Hill
(12/17)
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The Guardian
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Regional authorities in South
Sudan are seeking a federal ban on child
marriage, warning the practice has increased
dramatically as families face poverty amid the
pandemic. More than half of South Sudanese girls
are married before the age of 18 and
approximately one in three becomes pregnant
before they are 15. Full Story: Daily Sabah (Turkey)/Anadolu
Agency
(12/17)
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Construction and
construction-related industries were responsible
for a record 10 gigatons of carbon emissions in
2019 -- more than a third of the world's
energy-related emissions, according to the
United Nations-backed 2020 Global Status Report
for Building and Construction. "In the buildings
sector, for every $1 spent on energy efficiency,
$37 is spent on conventional construction
approaches," says UN Environment Programme
official Martina Otto. Full Story: Thomson Reuters
Foundation
(12/16), Down To Earth
(12/17)
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The United Nations has allocated
$35.6 million to supply thousands of people
facing aid shortages due to conflict in
Ethiopia's Tigray region with water, shelter and
vital supplies. The money will be divided
between internally displaced groups in Ethiopia
and refugees who fled the violence into
Sudan. Full Story: Voice of America
(12/17), Xinhua News Agency
(China)
(12/17)
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The Associated
Press
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Arab News (Saudi
Arabia)
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