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Edited News | OCHA
The spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Jens Laerke said that “seven COVID-19 cases including two deaths have been confirmed - all cases arrived from abroad and are receiving medical treatment in isolation centres in Khartoum.”
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Edited News | WFP
Burkina Faso crisis and COVID-19 concerns highlight pressure on Sahel food security. Food insecurity levels in the Sahel region are “spiralling out of control”, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday, as it expressed concerns about the potential impact on humanitarian supply chains because...
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Edited News | UNICEF , OCHA , WFP
From DR Congo to Libya and Syria, humanitarians adjust to COVID-19
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Edited News | UNOG
Nearly USD 825 million are needed for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to assist the world’s most vulnerable communities to face the new coronavirus, according to a revised emergency appeal for the pandemic launched in Geneva today.
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Edited News | UNOG
UN Syria envoy appeals for nationwide ceasefire to halt COVID-19. An immediate ceasefire is needed in Syria to prevent the spread of COVID-19, top United Nations negotiator for Syria, Geir O Pedersen, said on Tuesday, as he reiterated his willingness to work with all warring parties to ensure that...
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Edited News | OCHA , WFP
UN aid teams work round the clock to ensure humanitarian support to millions. Humanitarian actors are gearing up to find solutions for vulnerable communities hardest-hit by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including millions of children whose schools have closed, depriving them of essential meals, the...
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Edited News | OCHA , UNOG
Millions of people in crises will need UN humanitarian aid in midst of COVID-19 pandemic
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Edited News | OCHA , WFP
As Syrian conflict enters 10th year, ‘brutal truth’ is there is little protection for families
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Edited News | UNOG
Human Rights Council announces ‘orderly suspension’ of activities linked to COVID-19
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Edited News
Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman on the situation of human rights in Iran – welcomes mass prisoner release linked to COVID-19