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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned about an 'epidemic of misinformation' surrounding the coronavirus outbreak

UN Chief Warns Of 'Epidemic Of Misinformation' About Coronavirus

UN chief warns of 'epidemic of misinformation' about coronavirus

China, India To Narrowly Avoid Recession In Virus-hit 2020: IMF

The IMF says Asia's biggest economies will narrowly avoid recession this year, but should boubnce back strongly in 2021

China, India to narrowly avoid recession in virus-hit 2020: IMF

UN Chief Calls For Security Council Unity Over Pandemic

Led by Germany, nine of the UN Security Council's 10 non-permanent members requested the closed-door meeting on COVID-19

UN chief calls for Security Council unity over pandemic

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is donating more than a quarter of his wealth for COVID-19 relief efforts

Rihanna, Jack Dorsey Donate $4.2 Million To Fight Domestic Violence Amid Pandemic

Rihanna and Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey are coming together to donate $4.2 million to the Los Angeles Mayor’s Fund to help the people who are experiencing domestic violence amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Huawei helped China gain the patent top spot

China Becomes World's Top Patent Filer: UN

China becomes world's top patent filer: UN

WHO has warned dwindling supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline workers will put lives at risk

China Hoards PPEs, Blocks Export Of Coronavirus Masks: This Is 'Considered First-Degree Murder'

China is cornering the world market on PPEs and other gear needed to fight COVID-19 while banning the exports of these products made by foreign firms within its shores.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres wants governments to help protect women from abusers during the coronavirus lockdowns around the world

UN Chief Urges Govts To Protect Women During Virus Lockdown

UN chief urges govts to protect women during virus lockdown

World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (pictured March 2020) said getting the COVID-19 virus under control first was necessary to revive economic activity

WHO, IMF Say Saving Lives 'Prerequisite' To Save Jobs

WHO, IMF say saving lives 'prerequisite' to save jobs

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Coronavirus: 'Worst Yet To Come' For Countries In Conflict, Says UN Chief

Coronavirus: 'Worst yet to come' for countries in conflict, says UN chief

Resolutions adopted by the UN General Assembly are not binding but have a strong political value depending on their support

UN Adopts Resolution Calling For 'Cooperation' On Virus

UN adopts resolution calling for 'cooperation' on virus

Once a virtual death sentence, millions of people around the world now live with HIV

Test, Protect, Inform: What HIV Can Teach Us About COVID-19

Test, protect, inform: what HIV can teach us about COVID-19

Billions of locusts swarming through East Africa are the result of extreme weather swings and could prove catastrophic for a region still reeling from drought and deadly floods, experts say.

NASA Using Satellites To Stop Locust Swarms Invading Africa

NASA is joining the fight against the destructive locust swarms that are currently ravaging across Africa.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a stark warning about the coronavirus threat to the world

Coronavirus The Worst Global Crisis Since WW II, Says UN Chief

Coronavirus the worst global crisis since WW II, says UN chief

More than 80 countries, mostly of low incomes, have asked the IMF for help, the fund's chief Kristalina Georgieva says

IMF Chief: 'Clear We Have Entered Recession'

IMF chief: 'Clear we have entered recession'

The coronavirus pandemic has triggered a 50 percent fall in oil prices that has slashed government revenues across the region

IMF Urges Action To Face 'Big Drop' In Mideast Growth

IMF urges action to face 'big drop' in Mideast growth

The UN Security Council has not met since March 12, with most UN staff working from home to avoid infection

UN Security Council Stalemate Over Virus

UN Security Council stalemate over virus

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for countries to "put armed conflict on lockdown and focus together on the true fight of our lives"

Will There Be Peace During The Coronavirus? UN Secretary General Calls For Global Ceasefire To Fight Pandemic

Syria, Afghanistan and Gaza are just some of the world's conflict zones impacted by the pandemic.

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for countries to "put armed conflict on lockdown and focus together on the true fight of our lives"

UN Chief Calls For 'Immediate Global Ceasefire' Amid Pandemic

UN chief calls for 'immediate global ceasefire' amid pandemic

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the fund's priority is to support Argentina and restore a stable economy

Argentina Will Need 'Substantial Debt Relief': IMF Chief

Argentina will need 'substantial debt relief': IMF chief

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (pictured February 2020) said that "global solidarity is not only a moral imperative, it is in everyone's interests"

Millions Could Die If Virus Allowed To Spread Unchecked: UN Chief

Millions could die if virus allowed to spread unchecked: UN chief

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warns emerging economies may need support amid massive financial outflows caused by the coronavirus outbreak

World Needs Coordinated Fiscal Response To Pandemic: IMF Chief

World needs coordinated fiscal response to pandemic: IMF chief

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Filipino Diplomat At United Nations' New York Headquarters Has Coronavirus, Showed Symptoms After Attending Meeting

The diplomat reportedly began showing symptoms Tuesday, a day after she attended a meeting at the UN headquarters.

Iranian firefighters disinfect streets in Tehran to tackle the spread of coronavirus

Iran Asks IMF For Loan To Combat Virus As Infections Pass 10,000

Iran asks IMF for loan to combat virus as infections pass 10,000

Lebanon's debt burden is now equivalent to nearly 170 percent of its gross domestic product

IMF Urges Lebanon To 'Quickly' Implement Economic Reforms

IMF urges Lebanon to 'quickly' implement economic reforms

"I call on every government to step up and scale up their efforts" to help contain the COVID-19 coronavirus "now," said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

UN Chief Urges All Govts To Immediately 'Scale Up' Virus Fight

UN chief urges all govts to immediately 'scale up' virus fight

People walk past a billboard in Miami Beach discussing sea level rise: dozens of trucks have started dumping hundreds of thousands of tons of sand on Miami Beach as part of US government measures to protect Florida's tourist destinations against the effec

UN Chief Says Drop In Emissions From Virus Will Not Solve Climate Crisis

UN chief says drop in emissions from virus will not solve climate crisis

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