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OECD Secretary-General: coronavirus “war” demands joint action
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría called on March 21,2020 for sweeping joint action by governments to defeat the health, economic, and social threats of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. In calling on governments to better coordinate their efforts, Gurría announced that the OECD would channel its efforts into immediate support to policymakers combating the crisis, launching a new online policy hub immediately.
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Delivering masks across borders: EU Single Market protecting citizens’ health
Green lanes, especially for medical and protective equipment, will be ensured within the single market
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Mapped: The rapid spread of the new coronavirus in China and beyond
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Global Unions respond to disappointing Political Declaration adopted by Member States at the scaled back 64th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
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Lifeline for Syria’s children must continue, UNICEF chief says at end of Gaziantep trip
On 6 March 2020 at the Kahramanmaras Temporary Accommodation Center in Turkey, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore sits with first grade Syrian Arab Republic students attending classes.
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UNHCR, partners seek US$621 million to support DRC refugees and hosting communities
Refugee women from the Democratic Republic of the Congo walk towards the market in Mantapala Settlement, Zambia.
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Cease-Fire Pact Remains in Effect in Syria’s Idlib
The cease-fire deal in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib remains in effect Sunday.
The pact is between Turkey, which backs some rebel groups, and Russia, which backs the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Panama sees more than seven-fold increase in number of migrant children crossing through Darien Gap
Romeu Mauricio and his son Jetfro (3) crossing the Darien dividing Colombia and Panama.
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US Sanctions Nicaraguan Police
The U.S. Thursday slapped sanctions on Nicaragua’s national police and three top police commissioners for what it calls serious human rights abuses against anti-government demonstrators.
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UN appeals for US$877 million for Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh
Rohingya refugee children queue to draw water from a well in Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh, June 2018.
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Human Rights
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020