GAZA, June 19 — On the United Nations' World Refugee Day on Saturday, Marwan Kuwaik, a 70-year-old Palestinian in Gaza, will be focused on trying to eke out a living by selling snack food on the street.

BANGKOK, May 28 — The United Nations (UN) will help developing countries to tackle trade and transport challenges amid Covid-19 pandemic.

LONDON, May 14 — A mental illness crisis is looming as millions of people worldwide are surrounded by death and disease and forced into isolation, poverty and anxiety by the pandemic of Covid-19, United Nations health experts said on Thursday.

GENEVA, April 24 — All available evidence to date suggests that the novel coronavirus, which has caused the ongoing pandemic, has a natural animal origin and is not a manipulated or constructed virus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a daily situation report on Thursday.

NEW YORK, April 19 — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pledged on Saturday night that all human beings should unite as one to combat the common enemy of coronavirus and rebuild a fairer world, reported Xinhua news agency.

WASHINGTON, April 15 — The United Nations is calling on governments, schools, parents and technology companies to take the necessary steps to mitigate online harm as millions of children are forced to spend more time on virtual platforms amid the Covid-19 outbreak, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) said in a joint press release on Wednesday.

MOSCOW, April 15 — UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said, after US President Donald Trump's statement on the suspension of funding for the World Health Organisation (WHO), that it was not the right time now to do so, reported Sputnik news agency.

NEW YORK, April 6 — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is calling on governments to focus on the problem of domestic abuse amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced people to self-isolate in their homes, reported Sputnik news agency.

GENEVA, April 1 — Food supply chains must be protected from any trade-related measures taken during the Covid-19 pandemic, the heads of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and UN food and health agencies said yesterday, warning of possible shortages and price spikes.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — Yesterday was World Water Day.