September 2020
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Announcement
Castries – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Saint Lucia to support an
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September 2020
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Announcement
On 27 August, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Lena Savelli of Sweden as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Ecuador
August 2020
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Story
A new joint programme has been established in Costa Rica to provide tools to social co-managers for basic protection for families and women's economic autonomy in three cantons.
COVID-19
August 2020
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Story
Right now, UN teams are working as one with governments and partners to prevent and respond to COVID-19. Today, we highlight a few of the coordinated responses to COVID-19 as of 28 August 2020.
COVID-19
August 2020
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Story
From banking, to food delivery, and taxi bookings, Uganda is rapidly becoming accustomed to many of the online tools that are commonplace in developed economies, and which don’t rely on face-to-face interactions. The UN is supporting this shift, as a way to help developing economies recover from the global economic crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19
August 2020
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Action 2030 Blog
The COVID-19 disease has added to longstanding challenges in Mozambique which have threatened the southern African country’s most vulnerable people. In this blog, the UN Resident Coordinator Myrta Kaulard, with IOM Chief of Mission, Laura Tomm-Bonde, and Samuel Chakwera, UNHCR Resident Representative, explain how the United Nations is supporting national efforts to protect the people of Mozambique.
COVID-19
August 2020
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Story
In Sierra Leone, as the Government made the wearing of face masks mandatory in public areas in May 2020, the UN team worked with local authorities and
COVID-19
August 2020
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Story
UN teams continue to work with local authorities and partners to help mitigate the health and socioeconomic impacts of the pandemic. Below, we
COVID-19
August 2020
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Action 2030 Blog
Every year on August 9, the world observes International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.
On this day, we recognize the achievements of the
COVID-19
August 2020
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Story
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
COVID-19