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Stories from the UN Archive: Greatest of All Time fights for peace
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Stories from the UN Archive: Greatest of All Time fights for peace

“Here’s a little Black boy from Louisville, Kentucky, sitting in the United Nations talking to presidents of the world, why? Because I’m a good boxer,” he said at a press...

6 April 2024 · 3 min read

International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, 6 April
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International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, 6 April

The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace presents an opportunity to recognize the positive role sport and physical activity play in communities and in people’s lives across the…

5 April 2024 · 3 min read

Haiti: Gangs have ‘more firepower than the police’
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Haiti: Gangs have ‘more firepower than the police’

The consequences have plunged the Caribbean nation into an ongoing political and humanitarian crisis. Currently, there are “unprecedented levels of lawlessness”, UNODC’s regional representative Sylvie Bertrand told UN News.From Russian...

5 April 2024 · 6 min read

‘Shocking’ increase in children denied aid in conflicts
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‘Shocking’ increase in children denied aid in conflicts

Painting a grim landscape of the world’s war zones, Virginia Gamba, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, briefed ambassadors, citing grave concerns, from war-torn Gaza to gang-ravaged...

4 April 2024 · 4 min read

Ukrainians suffer Russia-imposed ‘violence, intimidation, and coercion’
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Ukrainians suffer Russia-imposed ‘violence, intimidation, and coercion’

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday called for the fighting and occupation of Ukraine to end, so the country can begin “healing the deep wounds and painful divisions”...

2 April 2024 · 1 min read

Explainer: Feeding Haiti in times of crisis
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Explainer: Feeding Haiti in times of crisis

Gangs reportedly control up to 90 per cent of Port-au-Prince, raising concerns that hunger is being used as a weapon to coerce local populations and hold sway over rival armed...

1 April 2024 · 5 min read