July 2020
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Below, we highlight what UN teams across the world are doing to strengthen the fight against COVID-19 as of 10 July 2020.
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June 2020
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Action 2030 Blog
In the past thirty years, the number and strength of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Caribbean has tripled. In the past three years alone, three category-5 hurricanes have brutalized several Caribbean islands. It’s no wonder that people in the region are anxiously bracing for the coming hurricane season, which runs June to October.
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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Parents are relieved to learn that a toll-free number had become available to register births and get other government certificates. The number—132—was introduced at the end of 2018 for birth registration. It covers two of the country’s 12 districts, the ones with the lowest birth-registration rates.
June 2020
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UN Resident Coordinators and their teams are scaling up efforts across 162 countries and territories to ensure that no one is left behind during this
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June 2020
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UN teams worldwide have come together with governments and partners to address COVID-19 and flatten the curve. We spotlight some of the coordinated response efforts as of 5 June 2020.
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June 2020
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Action 2030 Blog
Costa Rica is winning plaudits for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Alice Shackleford, UN Resident Coordinator in Costa Rica, and WHO Representative María Dolores Pérez-Rosales, explain why the small Central American country is managing to keep the number of cases down, and its population healthy.
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June 2020
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Announcement
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Gustavo González of Argentina as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Philippines, with the host Government’s approval.
May 2020
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Action 2030 Blog
It was easy to break the news to my family because I had kept them informed from the word go. They knew of my initial symptoms.
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SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
May 2020
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Resident Coordinators are leading the UN teams, working day and night with Governments to flatten the curve and address the impacts of the COVID-19
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