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SUNS # 9237 Friday 20 November 2020
 
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Trade : Slowdown in G20 trade restrictions due to impact of COVID-19 (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The trade measures adopted by the G20 group of industrialized and several developing countries during the past five months (mid-May to mid-October) have slowed down due to a sharp decline in overall global trade since the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a report released by the World Trade Organization on 18 November.

UN : Youth demand "fair share" from world leaders ahead of G20 summit (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
Heads of youth movements and student unions are challenging the world's richest nations to correct an "incredibly unequal" global response to COVID-19, by considering the plight of the world's most vulnerable children and young people.

Opinion : The importance of investing in volunteerism (PRIV)
(IPS, Kathmandu)
The International Volunteer Day will approach soon and the 5th of December will become a day to celebrate the actions of millions of volunteers from all over the world, in the south as well as in the north of the world.


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