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The successful development and
distribution of a vaccine will not automatically
reverse the health, social and economic damage
the coronavirus has done, and the global
community must work cooperatively on recovery
efforts, United Nations Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres warned participants at a
special meeting of the UN this week. Guterres
defended the World Health Organization's
response to the crisis but criticized countries
that did not follow the agency's
guidance. Full Story: Macau Business (Macao)/Agence
France-Presse
(12/4), Reuters
(12/3)
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People with long-term physical,
mental, intellectual or sensory disabilities
face a greater threat from the coronavirus, and
efforts to include them in recovery plans and
society in general are in danger of being
overlooked amid the pandemic, United Nations
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned in an
address marking International Day of Persons
with Disabilities. "Realizing the rights of
persons with disabilities is crucial to
fulfilling the core promise of the 2030 Agenda
-- to leave no one behind," Guterres
added. Full Story: Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
(12/4), NDTV (India)/Asian News
International
(12/1)
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Lebanon urgently needs to form a
government free from partisan agendas to protect
and support its people, many of whom are still
struggling to recover from an August explosion
in the port of Beirut, United Nations
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said as he
announced a coordinated effort between the UN,
the World Bank and the European Union to support
blast recovery efforts. At the same time, Beirut
residents disabled by the explosion protested
the government's corruption and a lack of
support for victims. Full Story: Saudi Gazette
(12/2), Arab News (Saudi Arabia)
(12/3)
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Lockdowns aimed at curbing the
spread of the coronavirus have increased the
threats of domestic violence and sex
trafficking, while the pandemic hampers efforts
to support victims and prosecute perpetrators,
warns United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Executive Director Ghada Waly. Men and boys must
be engaged in campaigns against gender-based
violence and discrimination, say UN Population
Fund representative Beatrice Mutali, UNICEF
representative Christine Muhigana and High
Commissioner of Canada to South Africa Chris
Cooter. Full Story: India Blooms News Service
(12/1), IOL (South Africa)
(12/4)
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Humankind is waging a war against
the natural environment that is driving the
collapse of biodiversity, the extinction of
millions of species and the destruction of
ecosystems we need to survive, United Nations
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said this
week in a virtual address at Columbia
University. "Making peace with nature is the
defining task of the 21st century," Guterres
said. Full Story: The Guardian (London)
(12/2), Climate Home News
(12/2)
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The United Nations has raised
concern about the safety and health of over
500,000 residents of the Tigrayan capital of
Mekele, where critical infrastructure has
reportedly been damaged or destroyed by fighting
between Ethiopia and Tigray rebels, as well as
Eritrean refugees living in Tigray camps, which
remain inaccessible. Over 45,000 Ethiopians --
close to half of whom are children -- have fled
the violence into Sudan, where they are at high
risk of being trafficked, aid agencies
warn. Full Story: The Associated Press
(12/3), Reuters
(12/4), Thomson Reuters
Foundation
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Inclusion for people with
disabilities means education, health care
access Full Story: UN News
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If everyone who will need
humanitarian aid next year lived in one country,
it would be the world's fifth largest nation.
Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General
for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief
Coordinator
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