Wednesday, October 28, 2020
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The hyperactive 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season has added an extra layer of uncertainty to countries in Latin...
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
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Today, the world faces a greater challenge than any before as the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to undo years...
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Friday, October 16, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for well-functioning social protection systems in the region as never before. A new UN report released Thursday reveals that despite their rapid socioeconomic ascent, most countries in the Asia-Pacific...
Friday, October 16, 2020
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, more than one billion children either lived in, or were vulnerable to, falling into extreme poverty. As children are twice as likely globally to live in poverty than adults, the economic fall-out of COVID-19 is expected to...
Thursday, October 15, 2020
We have many long-acknowledged duties to our children – to provide them with the best possible start in life and the hope for a bright future. In 2019, the World Bank estimated that nearly 60% of children born today will be, at best, only half as...
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of human life worldwide and presents an unprecedented challenge to public health, food systems and the world of work. The economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic is devastating: tens of...
