Under-Secretaries-General for UN Women, for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and for Peace Operations make a joint call to ensure women are central to global ceasefire efforts. They say that the global COVID-19 pandemic is a wake-up call: the world cannot face conflict and a pandemic at the same time. This is why the call for an immediate global ceasefire by the United Nations Secretary-General is so crucial. Women everywhere are working against tremendous odds to bring about peace. With women fully engaged, we will emerge stronger from the crisis.
In This Story: COVID-19
Covid-19 is the official WHO name given to the novel coronavirus which broke out in late 2019 and began to spread in the early months of 2020.
Symptoms of coronavirus
The main symptoms of coronavirus are:
- a persistent new cough (non productive, dry)
- a high temperature (e.g. head feels warm to the touch)
- shortness of breath (if this is abnormal for the individual, or increased)
Latest News about Covid-19
Below are stories from around the globe related to the 2020 outbreak of novel Coronavirus – since the WHO gave the Covid-19 naming. Most recent items are posted nearest the top.
5 Recent Items: COVID-19
In This Story: United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization that aims to maintain international peace and security.
At its founding, the UN had 51 member states; with the addition of South Sudan in 2011, membership is now 193, representing almost all of the world’s sovereign states.