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UN renews ceasefire efforts in Sudan
This call follows a peace initiative presented by the transitional Prime Minister of Sudan during a Security Council meeting earlier this week. UN Secretary-General António Guterres “takes note of the...
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Civil war in Sudan: the health system “on the verge of collapse”
The UN agency has revealed shocking figures linked to attacks on health facilities in Sudan, highlighting that the country records the highest percentage of deaths in the world linked to...
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Development cooperation agreement marks new phase in UN-Iraq partnership
Thursday, the UN and Iraq sign a new agreement, the Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for 2025 to 2029, to help the country progress towards its national goals, which are also...
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Syria: Guterres deplores deadly explosion at mosque in Homs
At least eight people were killed and 18 others injured in the explosion at the Ali Bin Abi Talib mosque – a place of worship for the minority Alawite community...
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How climate change threatens human rights
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, echoed this message in Geneva earlier this year and posed a question to the Human Rights Council: “Are we taking...
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Cyclone in Sri Lanka: more than a million people still need help weeks after Ditwah floods
THE the cyclone made landfall on the east coast of the island on November 28, triggering widespread flooding and deadly landslides in all 25 districts. While some displaced families have...
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First person: Felipe Paullier, the youngest senior UN official, responsible for giving a voice to young people around the world
“When you study history in high school, you learn about the origins of the United Nations, and it's always been the organization I've been exposed to, in terms of the...
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Industrialization without destruction: a UN project for the future
But it doesn't have to be that way. The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), a technical agency established in 1966 to help countries in the Global South develop and...
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Gaza: humanitarian response continues despite restrictions
“As part of these efforts, the UN and its partners are unloading more essential supplies at crossing points around Gaza every day,” it said. said. On Monday, humanitarian workers unloaded...
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UN Security Council hears warnings of escalating US-Venezuela standoff
Ambassadors briefing Tuesday, UN Under-Secretary-General Khaled Khiari said that the US military presence and operations off the coast of Venezuela have grown since the last Council meeting discussed the issue...