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June 19, 2021
One dies, 10 hurt as school under construction collapses in Antwerp
GENEVA — The UN Special Envoy for Myanmar said on Friday she has called for timely action from the Security Council in response to the ongoing crisis in the Southeast Asian country stemming from the military coup in February.Speaking to journalists following her closed-door briefing to the Council, Christine Schraner Burgener described the situation in Myanmar as “very worrisome” and “very bad”.Alarming, on the ground Some 600 people have been killed in the nearly five months since the coup, she said, and 6,000 arrested, with 5,000 still in detention. Around 100 people have “disappeared” without trace.The crisis has uprooted some 175,000 people, which has added to internal displacement that existed before the military seized power and detained political leaders, including...
June 19, 2021
Myanmar: Timely support and action by Security Council ‘really paramount’
June 19, 2021
COVID-19: Vaccines donated next year, ‘too late for those who are dying today’
June 19, 2021
Address conflict, climate change, disease, to reduce humanitarian need: Lowcock
June 19, 2021
Merkel demands caution at Euro 2020 amid Delta coronavirus variant
June 19, 2021
UN chief calls for new era of ‘solidarity and equality’ after securing second term
June 18, 2021
AstraZeneca ordered to deliver millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses to EU by September
June 18, 2021
Delta variant cases in UK jump by nearly 80% in a week
ROME — The impact of conflicts old and new, climate shocks, and COVID-19, in addition to a lack of funding, have left millions more on the verge of famine than six months ago, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
In an appeal for $5 billion “to avoid famine” and support the “biggest operation in its history,” WFP spokesperson Phiri Tomson said that millions of refugees faced “uncertainty and hunger” as the impact of the pandemic on emergency aid budgets became clearer.
“The number of people teetering on the brink of famine has risen from 34 million projected at the beginning of the year, to 41 million projected as of June”, he said. “Without immediate emergency food assistance, they too face starvation, as the slightest shock will push them over the cliff...
June 18, 2021
Famine risk spikes amid conflict, COVID-19 and funding gaps: WFP
BRUSSELS — Travelers from the United States will finally be allowed to visit Europe again this summer.The European Union's governing body has recommended that the bloc lift restrictions on non-essential travel from 14 countries, including the US, a move that would allow visitors from these destinations to vacation in Europe far more easily.In a statement announced on Friday, the European Council said member states should "gradually lift the travel restrictions at the external borders" for residents of the following countries: Albania, Australia, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, New Zealand, Republic of North Macedonia, Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, the US, and China, subject to confirmation of reciprocity.The United Kingdom was noticeably absent from the list,...
June 18, 2021
EU lifts travel restrictions for US travelers
