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The World Health Organization
reported more than 230,000 new coronavirus cases
in a 24-hour period this weekend, a new high.
Dr. Michael Ryan, head of the WHO emergencies
program, says the global community will be
unable to eradicate the virus under current
conditions and advises world leaders to look to
the battle against HIV/AIDS for guidance on
containing the pandemic. Full Story: The Guardian (London)
(7/13), Voice of America
(7/10), Reuters
(7/10)
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Pandemic-related lockdowns are
curbing access to reproductive health services
for many women and driving an increase in
domestic violence, threatening to undo progress
made toward empowering women, United Nations
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in an
address marking World Population Day on
Saturday. UN Population Fund Executive Director
Dr. Natalia Kanem echoed Guterres' warning,
posting a social media message urging the global
community to protect the rights of women and
girls during the pandemic. Full Story: Associated Press of
Pakistan
(7/11), Inter Press Service
(7/10), Firstpost (India)
(7/11)
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Radio Free Europe/Radio
Liberty
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LiveMint (India)/Press
Trust of India
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Kurdish authorities in northwest
Syria are voicing alarm over a decision by the
United Nations Security Council to approve
moving aid into the country via a single border
crossing from Turkey and warning that the move
effectively leaves them to deal with the crisis
alone. Security Council members approved the
resolution on Saturday after previous attempts
to extend aid via two border crossings were
vetoed by Russia and China. Full Story: Reuters
(7/11), Voice of America
(7/12)
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The Times of
Malta
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Refugees in several African
countries are resorting to transactional sex,
begging and early or forced marriages to survive
as aid dries up, the World Food Programme and
the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees say. "While the situation continues to
deteriorate for everyone, the disaster is
magnified for refugees who have absolutely
nothing to cushion their fall," says WFP
Executive Director David Beasley. Full Story: Sahara Reporters
(7/10)
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AllAfrica Global
Media/Tunis Afrique Press (7/9)
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Members of Yemen's Houthi militia
have reportedly agreed to provide the United
Nations with access to a decaying oil tanker
stranded off the country's coast. The UN
Security Council is scheduled to meet July 15 to
discuss the tanker, which could cause serious
environmental damage to the local marine
environment if the 1.1 million barrels of crude
oil on board leaked into the surrounding
waters. Full Story: Reuters
(7/12), Deccan Herald (India)/Agence
France-Presse
(7/12)
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Thomson Reuters
Foundation
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The Guardian
(London)
(7/10)
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Acting head of the United Nations
Support Mission in Libya Stephanie Williams held
a video conference Sunday with Libyan Interior
Minister Fathi Bashagha on possible reforms to
the country's security sector. The UN-backed
Libyan government has made recent progress
against rebel military forces, but the rebels
are still blocking access to oil fields and
terminals, demanding fair distribution of oil
revenue. Full Story: Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
(7/12), The Associated Press
(7/13)
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The New Indian Express
(India)/Asian News International
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Wildlife crime affects us all by
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