Rising numbers of refugees in Africa face hunger and malnutrition as COVID-19 further strains aid networks, warn the UNHCR and WFP.
Read MoreUnited Nations chief warns that the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic are disproportionately falling “on the most vulnerable: people living in poverty, the working poor, women and children, persons with disabilities, and other marginalized groups.”
Read MoreWorld leaders must not politicize the coronavirus epidemic, says WHO chief.
Read MoreCanada pledged $27 million to support Venezuelan refugees, just as Latin America became the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreBluer skies and cleaner waterways may be short term benefits of an otherwise terrible global pandemic, but what will happen to the environment when the global economy restarts? Can any of these short term benefits be transformed into long term transformational environmental improvements?
Read MoreAs the U.S. cuts funding for the World Health Organization, China is doubling down on helping global public health by proposing a Health Silk Road.
Read MoreAmerican and Chinese health officials promised to work together to fight the novel coronavirus, as cases in New York State surpassed those in China’s Hubei Province.
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