August 2020
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Today, we highlight a few of the coordinated responses to COVID-19 as of 3 August, 2020.
Amazon
Our UN teams in Brazil, Colombia and Peru have
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July 2020
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The COVID-19 prevention song created by Xiomara Fortuna can be enjoyed in Spanish and in Creole. It’s a joint message from IOM, UNHCR and the National Migration Institute.
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July 2020
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UN teams, led by their Resident Coordinators, are working across the globe with governments and partners to fight COVID-19. Today, we highlight the coordinated effort of some of these teams as of 17 July 2020.
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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.
Azerbaijan
In Azerbaijan
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July 2020
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Amid the coronavirus pandemic and the social distancing measures, UN Women is providing urgent support to more than 5,700 Syrian refugees in Za’atari and Azraq.
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July 2020
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Announcement
The UN development system is celebrating a huge milestone: the launch of 60+ UN country team websites. These new web platforms allow teams across the
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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News of the COVID-19 pandemic had not reached Horihanny Del Valle, a pregnant 16-year-old migrant from Venezuela, until a few weeks ago, when she
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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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