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UN teams worldwide continue to support with the environmental and socioeconomic recovery of the most vulnerable communities. Today, we highlight the
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June 2020
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Every day, hundreds of thousands of girls around the world are harmed physically or psychologically, with the full knowledge and consent of their
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June 2020
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Asha Maalim, a returnee explains how the COVID-19 pandemic is casting a dark cloud over her hope for better life.
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June 2020
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Announcement
New York, 26 June, 2020 - The United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed convened and opened the Recover Better Together Action Forum
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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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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Action 2030 Blog
The “Year of Volunteers” in Azerbaijan has coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic that has emerged as the defining global health crisis of our time and
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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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A Brazilian filmmaker is hoping that the uncertainty brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic will generate more empathy and solidarity towards others, including refugees, an optimistic position also held by the UN Refugee Agency in the South American country.
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