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January 2021
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Action 2030 Blog
A basic truth: Facing an Existential Threat, Humanity Must Work Together
COVID-19 is like a rainstorm, a thunderous and powerful rainstorm all over the world. If we didn’t know before, we certainly know now just where the holes are in our roofs, or where there are no roofs. We see ever more clearly who is getting drenched and who is dying, and who remains dry.
COVID-19
January 2021
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Action 2030 Blog
A new devastating milestone in the battle against COVID-19: Two million lives lost
Our world has reached a heart-wrenching milestone: the COVID-19 pandemic has now claimed two million lives. Behind this staggering number are names and faces: the smile now only a memory, the seat forever empty at the dinner table, the room that echoes with the silence of a loved one. In the memory of those two million souls, the world must act with far greater solidarity.
COVID-19
January 2021
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Story
What a year it was: The UN and the world response to crisis in 2020
By the end of 2020, COVID-19 had killed nearly 2 million people and left many millions more with lasting injury. It also led to larger crises in health, jobs, education, domestic violence, migration, and more. That’s a lot of fires to put out. But the United Nations is built to deal with many challenges at once.
COVID-19