Topic: UN
UN providing equipment and supplies to help India fight rapid COVID-19 surge
The United Nations is supporting India as the country battles a major surge in COVID-19 cases which on Wednesday saw the overall reported death toll top 201,000, according to latest World Health Organization (WHO) figures. Confirmed cases stand at just under 18 million nationwide.
Don’t let the digital divide become ‘the new face of inequality’: UN
Without decisive action by the international community, the digital divide will become “the new face of inequality”, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned the General Assembly on Tuesday.
UN experts condemn UK’s racism report
A group of UN human rights experts on Monda strongly rejected a UK government-backed report on racism and ethnic disparities in the country, saying...
Millions of women living lives ‘governed by others’, UN report shows
Almost half of women in some 57 countries do not have the power to make choices over their healthcare, contraception, or sex lives, a new United Nations report launched on Wednesday, has revealed.
Myanmar violence ‘must cease immediately’: UN agencies
The UN Country Team in Myanmar on Monday, reiterated its call for an end to violence against civilians, amid reports of dozens of deaths in the latest crackdown on protests against the military takeover.
Migrants left stranded and without assistance by COVID-19 lockdowns
Travel restrictions during the COVID pandemic have been particularly hard on refugees and migrants who move out of necessity, stranding millions from home, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Thursday.
