UNCTAD is helping cross-border women traders navigate the COVID-19 crisis
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The UNCTAD Global Initiative towards post-Covid-19 resurgence of the small and medium-sized enterprise sector seeks to strengthen the resilience of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries and economies in transition, by improving their capacity to mitigate the economic and social impacts of the pandemic.
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UN Agencies transition to cloud-based telephony
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Many United Nations Agencies and international organizations are transitioning from conventional enterprise telephony systems to cloud-based solutions that allow users to make mobile, landline and international phone calls through Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) connections. UNICC has supported several entities that wanted to adopt and modernize their voice solutions with a smooth integration during the challenging times brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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120,000 refugees now able to access Iran’s health insurance scheme
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect refugees and host communities in the Islamic Republic of Iran, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is ensuring that another 20,000 refugees can access the country’s national health insurance scheme, taking the number of persons covered to 120,000.
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UNAIDS launches a regional network for people living with HIV in the Middle East and North Africa
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The UNAIDS MENA Plus network aims to enhance the leadership, representation and effective engagement of people living with HIV across the Middle East and North Africa. It will advocate for HIV treatment and prevention services in the region, the sustainability of HIV funding and an end to vertical transmission of HIV and new HIV infections among children.
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New toolkit to facilitate sustainable investment for development
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The new ITC toolkit offers practical tips to help governments build their capacity to negotiate and implement investment agreements. The publication features the Sustainable Investment Facilitation Inventory, which offers practical suggestions to facilitate the process, from digital one-stop-shops to specific use of social media platforms.
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Child Rights Connect: improving childs rights worldwide
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Child Rights Connect's long-lasting engagement to promoting child rights mainstreaming has recently led to a new important achievement: the United Nations Secretary-General decided to develop a "Guidance note on child rights mainstreaming" in the framework of his Call to Action for Human Rights, as a first step towards addressing the system-wide approach to child rights in the United Nations.
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