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Read MoreEmirati and Israeli leaders agree to a historic peace deal brokered by the Trump administration.
Read MoreAt least 100 Yemeni healthcare workers have died from COVID-19, further decimating the country’s health care system amidst the humanitarian crisis there.
Read MoreWealth countries have not staged an adequate response to help poor countries fight coronavirus, says UN air chief.
Read MoreRising numbers of refugees in Africa face hunger and malnutrition as COVID-19 further strains aid networks, warn the UNHCR and WFP.
Read MoreUnited Nations chief warns that the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic are disproportionately falling “on the most vulnerable: people living in poverty, the working poor, women and children, persons with disabilities, and other marginalized groups.”
Read MoreWorld leaders must not politicize the coronavirus epidemic, says WHO chief.
Read MorePeace levels around the world have deteriorated over the past year, according to the Global Peace Index 2020, published by the Institute for Economics & Peace.
Read MoreCanada pledged $27 million to support Venezuelan refugees, just as Latin America became the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreChina tested 6.5 million people for coronavirus in just 9 days in Wuhan, China, the original epicenter for the pandemic, finding just over 200—mostly asymptomatic—cases.
Read MoreMore than 140 world leaders and public figures called for the commitment of a free, people’s vaccine, to ensure everyone, everywhere will be able to get a vaccine for the coronavirus, when one is developed.
Read MoreFears of coronavirus are fueling hate speech and attacks across the globe, undermining an internationally coordinated approach to effectively combat COVID-19.
Read MoreWorld leaders held an online coronavirus vaccine summit on Monday, raising more than 8 billion U.S. dollars for research and vaccine production, but the U.S. failed to attend.
Read MoreDozens of Rohingya refugees were transported to a remote and controversial island in Bangladesh after being stranded at sea for weeks.
Read MoreBluer skies and cleaner waterways may be short term benefits of an otherwise terrible global pandemic, but what will happen to the environment when the global economy restarts? Can any of these short term benefits be transformed into long term transformational environmental improvements?
Read MoreAs the U.S. cuts funding for the World Health Organization, China is doubling down on helping global public health by proposing a Health Silk Road.
Read MoreMillions of refugees and internally displaced people are vulnerable to the coronavirus, since violence forced them to leave their homes. Finding peaceful solutions to conflicts around the world has never been more urgent.
Read MoreWho should wear a face mask during the coronavirus pandemic? Public health experts are weighing changes to their guidelines.
Read MoreAmerican and Chinese health officials promised to work together to fight the novel coronavirus, as cases in New York State surpassed those in China’s Hubei Province.
Read MoreNew York City struggles to cope with the rising number of coronavirus cases in the city, as officials scramble to building field hospitals and procure personal protective equipment.
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