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WHO, UNICEF plan equitable COVID-19 vaccine
distribution
The World Health Organization is calling for
equitable distribution of an eventual COVID-19 vaccine around the world and
noted that all 54 African countries have signed up to participate in COVAX,
a program to develop and distribute a vaccine the WHO is co-leading with
UNICEF. The health agency said widespread availability of a fully tested
vaccine is unlikely before mid-2021.Full Story: Reuters (9/4), Voice of
America (9/3), Xinhua News Agency (China) (9/3)
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G-4, France push for formal reforms at UNSC
France has lent its support to a push by
Group of Four members India, Japan, Germany and Brazil for a formal reform
process at the United Nations Security Council in lieu of informal talks.
China and Italy have pushed back against the move on behalf of United for
Consensus, a group that includes Pakistan, Mexico and Egypt.Full Story:
India Today (9/1), The Times of India/Press Trust of India (9/2)
a.. US sanctions on ICC members prompt
concern from UN chief
Reuters (9/2)
Health & Development
UN chief urges solidarity, cooperation from
G-20
A lack of solidarity and coordinated
pandemic response between countries has hampered efforts to contain the
coronavirus, resulting in human rights infringements and exposing flaws in
social systems, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told
members of leading wealthy and developing nations this week. Guterres urged
G-20 leaders to work together on a science-based approach to easing pandemic
restrictions and protecting human rights and dignity.Full Story: The Straits
Times (Singapore) (free content) (9/4), Xinhua News Agency (China) (9/3)
WHO head criticizes pandemic treatment of
older adults
World Health Organization Director-General
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said older adults are among groups most affected
by the pandemic, but they continue to be dismissed as not important. "It's a
moral bankruptcy," he said.Full Story: CNN (9/4)
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control chronic illnesses
Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)/Agence
France-Presse (9/4)
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refugee children's education
RTE (Ireland) (9/3)
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The economic consequences of the pandemic
are affecting more women than men around the globe, widening the gender gap
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"The increases in women's extreme poverty ... are a stark indictment of deep
flaws in the ways we have constructed our societies and economies," says UN
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UN chief reiterates call to prioritize green
recovery
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of the coronavirus and climate change, and the world must follow the lead of
countries using this moment to prioritize green energy in their recovery
plans, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told participants
in an online climate conference this week. "Our task is not to return to the
pre-pandemic world, but to build back better," he said.Full Story: The
Associated Press (9/3)
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Voice of America (9/2)
Peacekeeping and Security
Envoy decries persistent sanctions
violations in Libya
Foreign parties supporting rival groups in
the battle for control of Libya continue to violate a United Nations arms
embargo to fortify their positions and keep weapons flowing into the
country, says Stephanie Williams, interim UN envoy for Libya. Military
action will not solve the conflict, and negotiations are needed to bring
peace to the region, Williams says.Full Story: The Associated Press (9/2),
Arab News (Saudi Arabia)/Agence France-Presse (9/4)
a.. Experts warn China against rights
violations in Hong Kong
The Guardian (London) (9/4)
a.. Afghan-Taliban talks expected to start
soon, envoy says
Associated Press of Pakistan (9/4)
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