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UN / GUTERRES COVID-19 SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT 00:03:55
UN / GUTERRES COVID-19 SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres launched on Tuesday a new plan to counter the potentially devastating socio-economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, calling for a “shared responsibility and global solidarity in response to the impacts of COVID-19.” UNIFEED
Production Date: 31 Mar 2020
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DRC / CHILDREN MEASLES CHOLERA 00:01:13
DRC / CHILDREN MEASLES CHOLERA
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s battered healthcare system needs urgent support as it struggles with measles and cholera epidemics that kill thousands of children, as well as the mounting threat from the coronavirus, COVID-19, says UNICEF. UNICEF
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LEBANON / REFUGEES ISOLATION COVID-19 00:02:33
LEBANON / REFUGEES ISOLATION COVID-19
As the world deals with the Covid-19 pandemic, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is making preparations to ensure the refugee population in Lebanon is equipped to deal with an outbreak. UNHCR
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GENEVA / COVID-19 HUMANITARIAN UPDATE 00:02:09
GENEVA / COVID-19 HUMANITARIAN UPDATE
As COVID-19 continues its advance towards vulnerable population hotspots including in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya and Syria, UN aid agencies on Tuesday insisted that they are working tirelessly to get aid to where it is needed most, while preventing the spread of infection. UNTV CH
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WFP / SYRIA COVID-19 PREVENTION MEASURES 00:02:01
WFP / SYRIA COVID-19 PREVENTION MEASURES
As COVID-19 cases in Syria are officially confirmed, nearly eight million people are food insecure and already extremely vulnerable. After nine years of conflict, Syrians will need the world’s support more than ever to stay healthy. WFP
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IMF / EUROPE OUTLOOK COVID-19 00:03:04
IMF / EUROPE OUTLOOK COVID-19
Europe is headed in to a significant economic downturn of up to negative three percent per month due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Poul Thomsen, Director of the European Department at the IMF, said in Washington, DC today. IMF
Production Date: 30 Mar 2020
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IOC / OLYMPIC GAMES NEW DATES 00:04:21
IOC / OLYMPIC GAMES NEW DATES
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) together with the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan have announced that the rescheduled Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will take place from 23 July to 8 August 2021, and the Paralympic Games will take place from 24 August to 5 September 2021. IOC
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UN / SYRIA UPDATE 00:01:50
UN / SYRIA UPDATE
In a videoconference meeting with the Security Council, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock said the ten confirmed COVID-19 cases in Syria were “the tip of the iceberg, with the virus having the potential to have a devastating impact on vulnerable communities across the country,” according to a UN spokesperson. UNIFEED
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WHO / COVID-19 BRIEFING UPDATE 00:04:10
WHO / COVID-19 BRIEFING UPDATE
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Ghebreyesus today said that even though the world is in the midst of a COVID-19 crisis, “essential health services must continue. Babies are still being born, vaccines must still be delivered, and people still need life-saving treatment for a range of other diseases.” WHO
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UN / YEMEN UPDATE 00:01:06
UN / YEMEN UPDATE
UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths said he was “alarmed by the continuation and escalation of ground and aerial activities in Yemen, in particular in and around Ma’rib governorate and the attacks against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia claimed by Ansar Allah.” UNIFEED
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WHO / COVID-19 BRIEFING UPDATE 00:04:04
WHO / COVID-19 BRIEFING UPDATE
WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus said his message to G20 leaders was threefold: fight to stop the virus “with every resource at our disposal,” unite to confront the pandemic together, and “ignite the industrial might and innovation of the G20 to produce and distribute the tools needed to save lives.” WHO
Production Date: 27 Mar 2020
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IMF / COVID-19 US RESPONSE 00:04:59
IMF / COVID-19 US RESPONSE
The IMF supports fiscal and monetary action taken so far by the US government to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told reporters in a virtual news conference in Washington DC. (IMF)
Production Date: 27 Mar 2020
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IMF / COVID-19 GLOBAL RESPONSE 00:03:02
IMF / COVID-19 GLOBAL RESPONSE
International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged countries to approach Fund to contain economic damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. IMF
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OHCHR / COVID-19 HUMAN RIGHTS ELDERLY 00:01:23
OHCHR / COVID-19 HUMAN RIGHTS ELDERLY
Answering questions from journalists via videoconference, the spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Rupert Colville, highlighted the need to flag to authorities where elderly people live, “ensuring they're getting the help they need, and they are not simply abandoned.” OHCHR
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OHCHR / COVID-19 HUMAN RIGHTS HUNGARY 00:02:37
OHCHR / COVID-19 HUMAN RIGHTS HUNGARY
The UN Human Rights Commissioner is following with concern developments in Hungary, where the government is pressing ahead with a bill to extend what is termed a “state of danger” that was declared earlier this month in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the spokesperson for the Commissioner said on Friday. OHCHR
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GENEVA / RED CROSS COVID-19 APPEAL 00:04:31
GENEVA / RED CROSS COVID-19 APPEAL
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. UNTV CH
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OHCHR / COVID-19 HUMAN RIGHTS ETHIOPIA 00:02:24
OHCHR / COVID-19 HUMAN RIGHTS ETHIOPIA
A spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said the Office is very concerned by the continued communications shutdown in parts of Ethiopia, and more broadly the Office called on all countries to ensure that everyone has ready and unhindered access to the internet and phone services in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. OHCHR
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VIENNA / COVID-19 UN CLOSURE 00:04:24
VIENNA / COVID-19 UN CLOSURE
Since Monday (16 Mar) the Vienna International Centre, one of the four global headquarters of the United Nations, has been closed as a COVID-19 prevention measure. Some 5,000 personnel usually based at the complex are now working remotely on issues ranging from nuclear safety and security to fighting international cybercrime. UNIS VIENNA / FILE
Production Date: 27 Mar 2020
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JORDAN / ZAATARI REFUGEE WOMEN 00:03:31
JORDAN / ZAATARI REFUGEE WOMEN
Using natural materials, refugee women in Jordan’s largest refugee camp are making locally produced soap and giving it away to families in need to help prevent COVID-19. The women are trained by UNHCR as part of the Made in Za’atari project which focuses on training women. UNHCR
Production Date: 26 Mar 2020
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UN / COVID-19 SYRIA UPDATE 00:01:26
UN / COVID-19 SYRIA UPDATE
UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric expressed concern over “the potential impact of the virus on millions of people across Syria, and particularly the over 900,000 people who remain displaced due to hostilities since December 1st in the country’s northwest.” UNIFEED
Production Date: 26 Mar 2020
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