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Myanmar crisis worsens with military junta resorting to ‘lethal force’ to suppress protests

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Myanmar crisis worsens with military junta resorting to ‘lethal force’ to suppress protests

Global Bihari February 23, 2021 0

Photo courtesy @KenRoth|Twitter A child too was shot dead in Mandalay town, says UNICEF Yangon/New York: The...

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Italian ambassador among those killed in attack on WFP delegation in DRC; UN demands “swift” investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice

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Italian ambassador among those killed in attack on WFP delegation in DRC; UN demands “swift” investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice

Global Bihari February 22, 2021 0

Luca Attanasio   Kinshasa/Rome/New York: Unidentified armed combatants attacked a joint field mission of the World Food...

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No-fault compensation programme for COVID-19 vaccines is a world first

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No-fault compensation programme for COVID-19 vaccines is a world first

Global Bihari February 22, 2021 1

New programme makes compensation available to eligible individuals in 92 low- and middle-income countries without need to...

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G7 commits US$ 4.3 billion for global equitable access to tests, treatments and vaccines in 2021

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G7 commits US$ 4.3 billion for global equitable access to tests, treatments and vaccines in 2021

Global Bihari February 20, 2021 0

Geneva: The United States, Germany, the European Commission, Japan, and Canada made a commitment to invest US$...

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Lives of 3 million displaced children are at risk in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, says report

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Lives of 3 million displaced children are at risk in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, says report

Global Bihari February 20, 2021 6

New York:  In a new report, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that the lives and...

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As the US officially rejoins the Paris Agreement after a gap of four years, it is now the race against time to implement the pact

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As the US officially rejoins the Paris Agreement after a gap of four years, it is now the race against time to implement the pact

Global Bihari February 20, 2021 1

Welcoming United States re-entry into Paris Climate Change Agreement, UN Secretary-General calls for transformative change to reduce...

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Nuclear disarmament regime is eroding, UN Secretary-General tells Munich Security Conference

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Nuclear disarmament regime is eroding, UN Secretary-General tells Munich Security Conference

Global Bihari February 19, 2021 1

Prioritize transition to Net-Zero Emissions Economy, Fairer Globalization: Guterres Munich:  The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today...

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World is waking up to Corona vaccine equity

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World is waking up to Corona vaccine equity

Global Bihari February 19, 2021 0

Geneva: At the halfway point in the World Health Organisation and Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’ 100-day...

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Spotlight Yemen: “These are the children with distended bellies, emaciated limbs and blank stares — starving to death”

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Spotlight Yemen: “These are the children with distended bellies, emaciated limbs and blank stares — starving to death”

Global Bihari February 19, 2021 0

Photo by: Rod Waddington    SPOTLIGHT: YEMEN Political will, inclusive dialogue are key to ending conflict in...

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Ebola scare: Countries bordering Guinea on high alert

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Ebola scare: Countries bordering Guinea on high alert

Global Bihari February 19, 2021 0

File photo of Ebola isolation Brazzaville: With efforts gathering pace to promptly tackle the new Ebola outbreaks...

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