August 2020
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UN teams continue to work with local authorities and partners to help mitigate the health and socioeconomic impacts of the pandemic. Below, we
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June 2020
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Together with national authorities, the private sector and other partners, the UN teams serving 162 countries and territories continue to prioritize the fight against COVID-19. Today, we highlight some of their work as of 19 June 2020.
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June 2020
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Action 2030 Blog
The COVID-19 pandemic has put lives, jobs, and essential services at risk everywhere and served to highlight and exacerbate the social and economic
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May 2020
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With nearly four million cases worldwide, the impacts of COVID-19 have been devastating. Particularly in low and middle-income countries, the effects
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April 2020
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Action 2030 Blog
Millions of people in India have a hand-to-mouth existence, and fast response measures put in place to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, are making life even more difficult for them. Renata Dessallien, the UN Resident Coordinator in India, assesses the current situation.
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Humanitarian Aid
January 2020
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A sweeping reform transformed and strengthened the way the UN delivers on development work. One year on, check out eight ways it’s boosting our support for the Decade of Action, so countries can achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
December 2019
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Announcement
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Catherine Haswell of Australia as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Republic of Maldives, with the host Government’s approval.
October 2015
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Action 2030 Blog
In my 25 years at the United Nations I have had the fortune to sample a number of the silos for which our institution has become famous. The development. And the humanitarian. I’ve also worked at the intersections - on peacebuilding, on recovery from the tsunami, on the MDGs.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
January 2020
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The term ‘special procedures’ refers to the list of mechanisms established by the Human Rights