June 2020
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Action 2030 Blog
The COVID-19 pandemic has put lives, jobs, and essential services at risk everywhere and served to highlight and exacerbate the social and economic
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June 2020
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Announcement
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) opens on 7 July 2020, under the theme of "Accelerated action and transformative
June 2020
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Story
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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June 2020
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Story
As the pandemic penetrates more areas, what does serious work to contain it look like? That question is uppermost in the minds of public health and
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June 2020
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Action 2030 Blog
The “Year of Volunteers” in Azerbaijan has coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic that has emerged as the defining global health crisis of our time and
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UN Volunteers
June 2020
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Story
UN teams worldwide have come together with governments and partners to address COVID-19 and flatten the curve. We spotlight some of the coordinated response efforts as of 5 June 2020.
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June 2020
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Action 2030 Blog
Costa Rica is winning plaudits for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Alice Shackleford, UN Resident Coordinator in Costa Rica, and WHO Representative María Dolores Pérez-Rosales, explain why the small Central American country is managing to keep the number of cases down, and its population healthy.
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June 2020
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Story
Just months after the start of the conflict, a mass exodus of healthcare professionals occurred in Yemen. A large group of healthcare workers stayed behind, dealing with a plethora of outbreaks, emergencies and injuries. They are the backbone of Yemen’s health system, the unsung heroes in this war.
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June 2020
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Action 2030 Blog
These are challenging times for Africa and the rest of our global village.
As of 24 May 2020, 54 countries in Africa had recorded more than 100,000
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May 2020
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Story
UN teams worldwide are uniting with governments, implementing partners and the private sector to fight COVID-19 together. We highlight some of the global responses as of 29 May 2020.
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