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Key workers in 145 countries to receive COVID vaccines under UN-backed initiative
US plan to reform asylum, reunite families, reflects ‘authentic humanitarian values’
UN rights office ‘deeply dismayed’ by Navalny sentencing
IMF Executive Board Reviews IMF Debt Sustainability Framework for Market Access Countries
Special Annual Meeting in Singapore to Take Place in August 2021
Digging for victory in Philippines
COVAX publishes first interim distribution forecast
Urgent steps needed to alleviate suffering in Ethiopia’s Tigray region: Guterres
Michael R. Bloomberg and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus call for global focus on noncommunicable diseases to save lives from COVID-19
Music competition launched to raise awareness of child labour
World Bank Helps Strengthen Bhutan’s Statistical Capacity
Global Investors Drawn to World Bank’s 10-Year US Dollar Sustainable Development Bond
Security Council unity ‘crucial’ to support democracy in Myanmar
Impunity prevails in prisons, amid potential ‘crimes against humanity’ – Bachelet
Pandemic triggers ‘widespread upheaval’ in global fisheries and aquaculture
Decision to designate Houthis a foreign terrorist organization, and how it’s impacting UN
Widespread attacks in DR Congo may amount to crimes against humanity
Germany contributes €10 Million to WB Trust Fund for Disease Preparedness in Developing Countries
Impact of COVID-19 on cancer care has been ‘profound’, warns UN health agency
COVID-19 impact exposes millions to risk of trafficking, UN agency says
Deep fears of violent crackdown in Myanmar, UN rights chief warns
Consecutive drop in new COVID-19 cases ‘encouraging news’: WHO
UN independent experts call for ‘justice, accountability and reparation to victims’ in Sudan
Amidst ‘socio-political and human rights crisis’, independent expert condemns environmental defender’s death
UN rights commission welcomes ‘first steps’ towards transitional justice institutions
Libya vote offers renewal and reconciliation chance, says veteran UN negotiator
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2020 Article IV Consultation with Tonga
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2020 Article IV Consultation with Bulgaria
WHO SCORE Global Report highlights urgent need for better data to strengthen pandemic response and improve health outcomes
Vocational training hampered by COVID-19 pandemic
Updating WHO’s global strategy for malaria
UN envoy condemns terrorist attack on hotel in Somalia
Bangladesh Receives $500 Million from World Bank to Improve Road and Digital Connectivity in Western Region
WHO issues new guidelines on management of chronic pain in children
World Bank Commits US$5m for Solomon Islands’ COVID-19 response
Opening of New IMF Regional Capacity Development Center for Caucasus, Central Asia, and Mongolia
Arrests, military control ‘a serious blow’ to democratic reforms in Myanmar: UN chief
Call for Entries: 2021 World Bank Digital Skills Innovation Awards for Southeast Asia
Children among dead following bomb attacks in northern Syria
Hopes of fresh momentum in fight against leprosy, but stigmatization persists
Women entrepreneurs lifting communities out of poverty
COVID crisis creates new wave of self-reliance for Tonga
How can global inequality gap be narrowed?
EU must place social justice ‘at its core’ to lift people out of poverty
UN envoy’s grim assessment of Syria peace process
WHO urges effective and fair use of COVID vaccines
UN plans for a stronger pandemic recovery
Cooperation Vital to Uphold as Pandemic Challenges Continue