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Patents vs the pandemic

We should question the wisdom and morality of a system that silently condemns millions of human beings to suffering

Covid-19 impact: UNCTAD calls for $1 trn developing world debt write-off

In a report calling for a plan to relieve developing countries' debt burden, UNCTAD estimated their liquidity and financing requirements due to the pandemic amount to at least $2.5 trillion

Covid-19 pandemic may trigger worst downturn since Great Depression: UN

Both middle-income countries, with 75 per cent of the world's population and 62 per cent of the world's poor, are also highly vulnerable to a debt crisis, said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

Why the pandemic will hurt girls' education

As patriarchal families return to their earlier gender norms of girls working within the household, they will prevent them from going back to school, affecting their learning levels in the long run

Covid-19: Poor countries staring at a debt crisis, says UN report

Many workers in the gig economy, dominated by service sector start-ups, are poorly protected against income losses in a recession

Covid-19 gives 'window' into how bio-terrorist attack may unfold: UN chief

Guterres described the battle against COVID-19 as the "fight of a generation -- and the raison d'être of the United Nations itself."

Time for global unity: Guterres after US blasts WHO for Covid-19 response

"Now is the time for unity, for the international community to work together in solidarity to stop this virus and its shattering consequences," Guterres said.

Covid-19: India FY21 growth projection down 20 bps to 4.8%, says UN report

India's GDP growth for the fiscal year 2019-2020 was estimated at 5 per cent and is forecast to slow down to 4.8 per cent for the current fiscal 2020-21.

Covid-19: UN suspends rotation, deployment of peacekeepers till June 30

India is among the largest troop-contributing nations to the UN peacekeeping operations.

Covid-19: Trump accuses WHO of being 'China-centric', puts hold on funding

"We're going to put a hold on money spent on WHO. It's a great organisation, if it works. But when they call every shot wrong, that's not good," Trump said.

UN Security Council to hold first coronavirus meeting on Thursday: Report

Nine of the 10 non-permanent members formally requested a meeting featuring a presentation by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

UNGA adopts resolution calling for global solidarity to fight COVID-19

The UN Security Council is yet to discuss the coronavirus outbreak, even as the total number of coronavirus cases across the world crossed one million.

Post-coronavirus world will be more digital, AI-oriented: Antonio Guterres

"One of the risks, naturally, is that this illness will create societal control mechanisms that can help dictatorships, which naturally we have to try to avoid in the future," Guterres said.

Global economy could shrink by 1% in 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic: UN

Taking into account rapidly changing economic conditions, the UN DESA's World Economic Forecasting Model has estimated best and worst-case scenarios for global growth in 2020.

UNSC to hold meeting on Covid-19 by next week or before: Council President

The Dominican Republic assumed the rotating presidency of the powerful 15-nation council for the month of April, taking the baton from China, a permanent and veto-welding member.

Coronavirus politics at UN as Russia resolution calls for ending trade war

One resolution, which has more than 135 co-sponsors, calls for intensified international cooperation to contain, mitigate and defeat the pandemic

Develop innovative methods to fund requirements: FM Sitharaman at G20

She was speaking at the 2nd Extraordinary G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting, held in a virtual manner.

Coronavirus impact: India and China may escape global recession, says UN

With two-thirds of the world's population living in developing countries facing unprecedented economic damage from the Covid-19 crisis, the UN is calling for a $2.5 trillion a rescue package

More than 2.6 billion stay put and fight Covid-19 as virus cases spike

The figure represents more than one-third of a global population the United Nations estimates at 7.8 billion in 2020

Coronavirus may make 25 mn jobless, workers to lose $3.4 trn in income: UN

It added however that an internationally coordinated policy response could 'significantly lower' that number