Authorities in Mali are being urged to act swiftly to apprehend those responsible for two separate attacks on Thursday against peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in the country, MINUSMA.
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Top UN officials have called on all stakeholders in Bolivia to maintain calm and commit to peaceful conduct of the general elections, taking place on Sunday.
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Around four million girls worldwide suffer female genital mutilation every year. Although it is forbidden in Kenya, COVID-19 has led some families to revive itthe traditional practice, and a UN-supported phone helpline for victims of gender-based violence in the country has seen a big rise in calls since the pandemic hit.
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“First, they have the highest risk of exposure to the virus, and least access to quality healthcare”, said Mr. Guterres.
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Latest results from a UN-coordinated international trial on four COVID-19 therapeutic drugs, indicate that they have “little or no” positive impact on preventing deaths in patients infected with the new coronavirus.
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The smart sensor company Elliptic Labs has today been admitted to trading on Merkur Market (ticker code: ELABS-ME). Elliptic Labs creates software-only sensors that are sustainable, eco-friendly, and already deployed in over 100 million devices. Recently, the company raised NOK 125 million through a private placement. The placement attracted very strong interest from Norwegian and international investors, and was significantly oversubscribed, reported the company.
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In August 2020, COVID-19 continued to have a significant impact on international trade in goods. The first estimate for euro area exports of goods to the rest of the world in August 2020 was €156.3 billion, a decrease of 12.2% compared with August 2019.
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On 8 October, FRA gave a presentation drawing from its research on the fight against Homophobia and Transphobia at the launch of the Council of Europe’s Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) Programme in Spain.
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