*[Enwl-eng] Coronavirus isn't waning
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killers' pardon shows Saudi "impunity"
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WHO: Coronavirus isn't waning
The coronavirus pandemic is still in the
first wave, says World Health Organization Executive Director Dr. Mike Ryan.
The disease is spreading in several regions and could spike in places that
are beginning to relax restrictions, Ryan said.Full Story: Deseret News
(Salt Lake City)/The Associated Press (5/26), Voice of America (5/26)
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Disarmament chief: Pandemic is fueling
cybercrime
Increased reliance on digital technology
amid coronavirus fears has increased vulnerability to cyberattacks, warns
United Nations disarmament official Izumi Nakamitsu. Dozens of countries
have made only little progress on cybersecurity issues, Nakamitsu says.Full
Story: The Associated Press (5/23)
a.. Islamophobia threatens global peace and
security, Guterres says
The Nation (Pakistan)/Associated Press of
Pakistan (5/24)
a.. Rapporteur: Khashoggi killers' pardon
shows Saudi "impunity"
The Guardian (London) (5/22)
Health & Development
Coronavirus outbreak in Latin America
intensifies
The global coronavirus death toll this week
surpassed 350,000 as World Health Organization officials warned about
rapidly rising case numbers in Latin American countries.Full Story: CNN
(5/26)
a.. UN to meet about pandemic relief funding
Reuters (5/26)
a.. WIPO chief: Patent fights could delay
coronavirus vaccine
Deccan Herald (India)/Agence France-Presse
(5/27)
a.. WHO reviewing hydroxychloroquine safety
data
Reuters (5/26)
Women & Girls
UN female peacekeepers share success stories
Women serving in peacekeeping roles can
inspire girls and other women while helping combat the coronavirus, says
United Nations peacekeeper Lt. Dr. Arya Khadka ahead of the International
Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. Maj. Saba Anwar, leader of an all-woman
UN team serving in the Democratic Republic of Congo, says her group can
interact more easily with women in the region.Full Story: Devex (free
registration) (5/27), Associated Press of Pakistan (5/27)
a.. Pandemic reportedly drives increase in
Yemen child marriages
Reuters (5/26)
Climate and Energy
Late 2021 offered for rescheduled UN climate
summit
British officials have proposed rescheduling
the annual United Nations climate summit for November 2021, a year later
than planned. The UN Climate Change bureau must approve the proposal, which
does not address the scheduled 2021 summit set for Africa.Full Story:
Reuters (5/27), Climate Home News (5/27)
Peacekeeping and Security
South, North Korea assigned blame in DMZ
shooting
A United Nations Command team of
investigators have concluded that South Korea and North Korea each violated
armistice agreements when troops fired across the Demilitarized Zone on May
3. The investigation failed to determine whether the gunfire was
deliberate.Full Story: Reuters (5/26), United Press International (5/26)
a.. UN, US welcome Eid cease-fire in
Afghanistan
Voice of America (5/24)
a.. Expert urges UN action as Myanmar
accused of further atrocities
The Guardian (London) (5/25)
UN News
Highlights from the United Nations
Department of Global Communications
Crisis-affected communities hold UN "in high
regard", says senior woman peacekeeperFull Story: UN News (5/26)
UN Dispatch
Commentary and coverage on the UN and
UN-related issues
"COVID-19 is Interrupting Routine Childhood
Vaccinations on a Global Scale"Full Story: UN Dispatch (5/26)
Quote of the Day
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Illumination have partnered to launch a Public Service Announcement that
reinforces safe and healthy behaviour during #COVID19, featuring globally
beloved Gru and the @Minions.
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