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COVID-19 related lockdowns, financial and psychological pressures no excuse for violence against women, says UN Deputy Chief
Men and boys who “turn a blind eye” to violence against women, must accept that they are “accomplices to violence”…
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COVID-19: UN agencies warn against rising hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean
The number of people in Latin America and the Caribbean living in extreme poverty could surpass 83 million this year…
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UN officials call for release of detained Palestinian children amid COVID-19
Three senior UN officials in the Middle East are calling for the release of Palestinian children from Israeli-run prisons and…
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COVID-19: Pakistan urges the ILO to convene a virtual session to address Labourers issues
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday urged the International Labour Organization (ILO) to convene a virtual session of its member states to…
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UN Labour Agency: Nearly half of global workforce at risk as job losses increase due to COVID-19
Some 1.6 billion people employed in the informal economy – or nearly half the global workforce – could see their…
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UN backs global action to end violence against women and girls amid COVID-19 crisis
The United Nations is advocating immediate global action to end all forms of violence against women and girls in the…
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COVID-19: from conflict to pandemic, migrants in Bosnia face a new challenge
Migrants and refugees hosted at UN-run reception centres in Bosnia-Herzegovina, are learning to cope with the disruption caused by the…
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