Sun 21 June 2020: Poor access to health care adds to deforestation of ‘lungs of the Earth’ to threaten Amazon Basin, indigenous people ANKARA (AA) – While deforestation in the Amazon rainforests continues, the lives of indigenous people are at greater risk as the mortality rate from the coronavirus is already double that of Brazil’s […]
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Sat 20 June 2020: Conflict, hunger and economic upheaval had displaced nearly 80 million people worldwide, half of them children, by the end of 2019 – nearly twice as many as a decade ago. The United Nations’ refugee agency is marking this year’s World Refugee Day with the message that “every action counts”, as it […]
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Fri 19 June 2020: World Food Programme says aid services may have to stop by end of July GENEVA (AA) – The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) may soon be forced to halt its services delivering humanitarian aid around the world due to insufficient funding, an official said on Friday. Elisabeth Byrs, a spokesperson for […]
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Thu 18 June 2020: Turkey hosts highest number of refugees, says UN Refugee Agency GENEVA (AA) – The UN Refugee Agency on Thursday said an unprecedented 79.5 million people were displaced as of the end of 2019, with Turkey hosting the highest number of people forced to leave their homes. “UNHCR has not seen a […]
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Wed 10 June 2020: Some 49M more people may fall into extreme poverty this year due to global pandemic, says Guterres The coronavirus pandemic is worsening the world’s food systems, according Tuesday to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. The UN chief said in a video message there is more than enough food to feed 7.8 […]
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Mon 08 June 2020: (Reuters) – The coronavirus will cause global economic output to contract by 5.2% in 2020, the World Bank said on Monday, warning that its latest forecasts would be revised downward if uncertainty over the pandemic and business lockdowns persist. In its latest Global Economic Prospects report, the World Bank said that […]
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Sat 06 June 2020: NBA legend Michael Jordan and ‘Jordan Brand’ will make a donation of $100 million to nationwide organizations in the US as part of efforts against racism. “Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand are committing $100 million over the next 10 years to protecting and improving the lives of Black people through actions […]
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Tue 02 June 2020: The World Bank has said it expects the coronavirus and resulting recessions to leave “lasting scars” on developing and emerging market countries, with the worst damage on oil exporters and those suffering financial crises. In analytical chapters of its new Global Economic Prospects report, the bank said that the average emerging […]
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Thu 28 May 2020: The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross said it has recorded 208 COVID-19-related attacks against health workers and installations in 13 countries since March, a striking contrast to the cheers and clapping in gratitude for their work in many nations. Peter Maurer said Wednesday that health workers are […]
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Fri 22 May 2020: (Reuters) Some 80 million children worldwide could be at risk of vaccine-preventable diseases like diphtheria, measles and polio due to disruption of routine immunization during the COVID-19 pandemic, UN agencies and the GAVI vaccine alliance said on Friday. Data shows that “provision of routine immunization services is substantially hindered in at […]
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