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An IMF official warned of "a deep economic recession" unfolding in South Africa, with the country expected to see growth drop by its largest amount in 90 years in 2020

IMF Approves $4.3 Bn To Help South Africa Fight COVID-19

IMF approves $4.3 bn to help South Africa fight COVID-19

South China Sea Tensions: PLA Airforce Sends More Fighter Jets To Disputed Island

Map showing disputed claims in the South China Sea.

For the first time since 2016, the Chinese People's Liberation Army conducted live-fire military drills near Woody Island in the South China Sea.

IMF Warns Cutting Spending Too Soon Could Derail Recovery

The IMF is urging governments to continue to spend to deal with the health and economic crisis caused by COVID-19, even as debt levels surge

IMF warns cutting spending too soon could derail recovery

Guterres urged governments to make climate-friendlier action a condition for bailing out airlines and others

Back Clean Energy Post-virus, UN Chief Urges Leaders

Back clean energy post-virus, UN chief urges leaders

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A group mines gold from a riverbed southwest of the city of Bukavu, in the DR Congo in March 2017

UN Calls For 'Sustained Efforts' Against DRC Natural Resource Trafficking

UN calls for 'sustained efforts' against DRC natural resource trafficking

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, shown in this April 2020 photo, said the coronavirus has bared "severe and systemic inequalities" and world leaders need to acknowledge the value of global cooperation

UN Chief: COVID-19 Signals Need For Global Approach To Problems

UN chief: COVID-19 signals need for global approach to problems

Revised IMF growth forecasts for 2019-2021 for selected countries

COVID Crisis Sinks Global Economy In 2020, Collapsing GDP 4.9%: IMF

COVID crisis sinks global economy in 2020, collapsing GDP 4.9%: IMF

A Japanese soldier prepares for the arrival of more UN peacekeepers in Juba in South Sudan in 2016

UN Retains $6.5 Bln Peacekeeping Budget

UN retains $6.5 bln peacekeeping budget

US top diplomat Mike Pompeo defended recent discussion on race relations in America as a sign of a healthy democracy; he is pictured April 8, 2020

Pompeo Says UN Vote On Race, Policing In US Is 'Hypocrisy'

Pompeo says UN vote on race, policing in US is 'hypocrisy'

The further watered-down resolution would call on UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet to "prepare a report on systemic racism"

UN Condemns Systemic Racism - Without Naming US

UN condemns systemic racism - without naming US

The UN Security Council room seen in 2017

India, Mexico, Norway, Ireland Elected To UN Security Council

India, Mexico, Norway, Ireland elected to UN Security Council

The flag of the United Nations flies outside its headquarters in New York

George Floyd's Brother Calls On United Nations To Address Systemic Racism, Police Brutality In US

Philonise Floyd appeared before the United Nations Human Rights Council as part of a larger call by several African countries to address racism and police brutality around the world.

African countries are pushing for UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet to investigate racism and police civil liberties violations

Floyd's Brother Tells UN 'Black Lives Do Not Matter' In US

Floyd's brother tells UN 'black lives do not matter' in US

Protesters in Nepal are demanding better testing and quarantine facilities for returning migrant workers

Amid Covid-19 Pandemic, Nepal’s Low-Caste Dalits Suffer From Surge In Violence

Nepal abolished the caste system decades ago

IAEA director Rafael Grossi has appealed to Iran to cooperate

Iran Warns Against UN Nuclear Watchdog Resolution

Iran warns against UN nuclear watchdog resolution

A child in a Yemeni camp in the Khor Maksar district of the city of Aden on May 5, 2020

Saudi-led Yemen Coalition Pulled From UN Blacklist

Saudi-led Yemen coalition pulled from UN blacklist

Italy is expected to receive around 172 billion euros from an EU fund to help revitalise its economy

Conte Calls For 'Courage' To Save Italy At Talks With EU, IMF

Conte calls for 'courage' to save Italy at talks with EU, IMF

A passenger (R) gets a temperature check at the railway station in Kiev, on June 1, 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic

IMF Approves $5 Billion In Aid To Ukraine: Statement

IMF approves $5 billion in aid to Ukraine: statement

Ocean Sands

World Oceans Day 2020: Theme Of This Year And Quotes To Rekindle Human Love For Oceans

The United Nations says the organisms living at extreme depths of oceans are capable of speeding up the detection of COVID-19.

US Holds Up UN Envoy On Libya, Frustrating Europeans

US holds up UN envoy on Libya, frustrating Europeans

A UN peacekeeper patrols outside the mosque in Mopti, central Mali: two members of the peacekeeping mission have died of coronavirus, the organisation said

First Two UN Peacekeepers Die Of Coronavirus

First two UN peacekeepers die of coronavirus

China's rubber-stamp parliament voted nearly unanimously to approve plans to impose the security law on Hong Kong

China Slams 'Senseless' US Move At UN Over Hong Kong

China slams 'senseless' US move at UN over Hong Kong

The IMF said Jordan's situation has worsened since it received a $1.3 billion loan from the Washington-based crisis lender in March

IMF Approves $396 Million For Jordan To Fight Coronavirus

IMF approves $396 million for Jordan to fight coronavirus

Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore Donating $1 Million To Kids Affected By The Pandemic

Drew Barrymore has joined hands with McCormick Spices to donate a sum of $1 million to help those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had "every legal power" to include Taiwan

Pompeo Says Taiwan Exclusion 'Further Damages' WHO Credibility

Pompeo says Taiwan exclusion 'further damages' WHO credibility

The UN Security Council gathers for a vote

Europe At Odds As US, China Fight Over Pandemic At UN

Europe at odds as US, China fight over pandemic at UN

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