Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic

UNITED NATIONS, New York – It comes as no surprise that Merriam-Webster declared “pandemic” the word of the year.

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia – When Dulam* first sought help from a one-stop service centre in northern Mongolia, she was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Regional Highlights West and Central Africa region records a steady decrease of cases over the last two weeks. The total number of COVID-19 cases has reached over 294,000 in all 23 countries in the region. By 22 December,  4,177 deaths had been recorded. The five countries...