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15.04.2021 / 22:07

UN warns COVID-19 is `roaring back' as Yemen faces famine

CAMEROON – The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Thursday that the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in Yemen is getting even worse with the COVID-19 pandemic “roaring back” in recent weeks as the Arab world’s poorest country faces a large-scale famine.

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UN aid chief calls for Eritrean forces to leave Tigray

CAMEROON – U.N. humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock demanded Thursday that Eritrean forces fighting alongside Ethiopian government troops in embattled Tigray province leave the country, a demand echoed by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, according to his spokesman.

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UN: Ethiopia may not have control of a large part of Tigray

NAIROBI – The United Nations humanitarian chief has privately told the U.N. Security Council that Ethiopia may not have control of up to 40% of the territory in its embattled Tigray region and does not have full command of forces from neighboring Eritrea operating there.

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UN warns 2021 could be ‘bleakest and darkest’ year

GENEVA - While most of the world is looking to officially put 2020 behind them, the United Nations is gearing up for 2021 to be one of the most catastrophic years from a humanitarian perspective. U.N. Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock warned that “multiple” famines are near-at-hand.“The picture we are presenting is the bleakest and darkest perspective on humanitarian needs in the period ahead that we have ever set out.

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UN: Humanitarian needs 'skyrocketing' amid COVID-19

United Nations (UN) officials said today that the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the number of people needing humanitarian assistance up by 40% from last year, a record high.

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Coronavirus pandemic has led to 40% increase of people seeking humanitarian aid: UN

COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a 40% increase in the number of people needing humanitarian assistance around the globe, the United Nations said on Tuesday, as it appealed for roughly $35 billion to help many of those expected to be in need next year.“If everyone who will need humanitarian aid next year lived in one country, it would be the world’s fifth largest nation,” U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock said.“The pandemic has wreaked carnage across the most fragile and vulnerable countries,” he added.

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UN hopes meeting will raise $1 billion for key Sahel nations

TANZANIA – The U.N.

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The Latest: India's daily virus increase surges to record

disputes health officials, sees mass vaccinations soon— New companies face tough task overcoming pandemic, recession— Hawaii to allow travelers to skip quarantine with virus test— UK to ration COVID-19 testing amid testing failures___Follow AP’s pandemic coverage at http://apnews.com/VirusOutbreak and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak___HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. humanitarian chief says reports from inside Syria point to “a much broader spread” of COVID-19 cases than the 3,628 confirmed cases conveys.Mark Lowcock told the U.N.

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UN asking for billions to battle coronavirus in world’s poorest countries

TANZANIA, Tanzania — The United Nations called on governments, companies and billionaires Thursday to contribute to a US$6.7 billion fund for immediate needs in fighting the coronavirus pandemic in vulnerable countries, warning that a failure to help could lead to a “hunger pandemic,” famine, riots and more conflict.

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Coronavirus: $90B could support 700M of world’s poor, UN official says

The U.N. humanitarian chief said Monday that $90 billion could provide income support, food and a health response to the coronavirus pandemic for 700 million of the world’s most vulnerable people — a price tag just 1 percent of the $8 trillion stimulus package the 20 richest countries put in place to safeguard the global economy.

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UN releases US$15 million to help vulnerable countries battle the spread of the coronavirus

UN Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock today released US$15 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to help fund global efforts to contain the COVID-19 virus.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0