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Geneva Palais briefing note on the impact of COVID-19 mitigation measures on vaccine supply and logistics

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UNICEF Supplies arrive at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria on 16...

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Over 5 million children face threat of cholera and acute water diarrhea in the midst of COVID-19 as Yemen gets heavy rains

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At a centre for families fleeing insecuirty, Esslam learns how to correctly handwash. She...

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New guidelines provide roadmap for safe reopening of schools

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Parallel threats of COVID-19, climate change, require ‘brave, visionary and collaborative leadership’: UN chief

To combat the COVID-19 pandemic and the “looming existential threat of climate disruption”, the only credible response is “brave, visionary and collaborative leadership” anchored in mutilateralism, the UN Secretary General António Guterres, said on...

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