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‘We are supporting India’s vaccination drive, the largest in the world’: UN spokesperson
Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, at the daily press briefing on Tuesday said the UN team in India led by Resident Coordinator Shombi Sharp continues to support authorities to curb the spread of the virus.
The United…
World worse now due to COVID, climate, conflict: U.N. secretary-general, Antonio Guterres
As he starts his second term as U.N. secretary-general, Antonio Guterres said Thursday the world is worse in many ways than it was five years ago because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and geopolitical tensions that have…
UN agency: 75 migrants drown in Mediterranean off Libya
The United Nation's migration agency said 75 migrants drowned in the Mediterranean Sea north of Libya earlier this week as they attempted to reach Italy by boat. The International Organization for Migration reported the latest tragedy in a…
Warina Hussain on Afghanistan crisis: This war and turmoil forced my family to flee 20 years ago
The visuals of people helpless and desperate to leave Afghanistan reminds actor Warina Hussain of her traumatic past, and revives ghastly memories of her family leaving the country in the middle of a turmoil.“It’s a difficult time for me…