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First Person, Türkiye earthquake – 60 seconds of terror
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First Person, Türkiye earthquake – 60 seconds of terror

When Monday’s devastating earthquakes struck Türkiye and Syria, killing thousands of people, Olga Borzenkova, a spokesperson for the UN migration agency (IOM), was in Gaziantep, Türkiye, one of the most affected areas. She describes her experience, and…

8 February 2023 · 4 min read

UN Development Programme calls for debt relief now for 54 countries
© UNDP - Rich countries have the resources to end the debt crisis, which has deteriorated rapidly in part as a consequence of their own domestic policies

International

UN Development Programme calls for debt relief now for 54 countries

The UNDP calls for urgent debt relief for 54 countries with high poverty rates. Without action, poverty will increase and climate investments will suffer. Learn more: [link not provided]

12 October 2022 · 3 min read

Ukraine: de-escalate the situation around the embattled Zaporizhzhia
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Europe

Ukraine: de-escalate the situation around the embattled Zaporizhzhia

Briefing the Security Council on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres again underlined the need to de-escalate the situation around the embattled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. 

7 September 2022 · 3 min read

Ukraine: ‘Physical integrity’ of Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant ‘has been violated several times’
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Europe

Ukraine: ‘Physical integrity’ of Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant ‘has been violated several times’

Further damage to the embattled Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine “cannot” be allowed to happen, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said. 

3 September 2022 · 4 min read

World food prices have fallen for fifth consecutive month
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World food prices have fallen for fifth consecutive month

World food prices have fallen for a fifth consecutive month but are still nearly eight per cent higher than a year ago

3 September 2022 · 3 min read

China: “serious human rights violations” in Xinjiang says UN
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Asia

China: “serious human rights violations” in Xinjiang says UN

China responsible for "serious human rights violations" in Xinjiang province according to the UN human rights report

1 September 2022 · 6 min read

In India, youth is key to integrity, peace, health and sustainable development
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In India, youth is key to integrity, peace, health and sustainable development

New Delhi (India), 31 August 2022 - Youth, children and adolescents comprise the core of India’s 1.3 billion strong population. Over 27 percent of the country’s population is between the…

31 August 2022 · 4 min read

Ukraine: UN atomic energy experts head to Zaporizhzya nuclear power plant
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Europe

Ukraine: UN atomic energy experts head to Zaporizhzya nuclear power plant

A team of UN atomic energy experts set out on Monday for Zaporizhzya nuclear power station in Ukraine, after months of rising tensions between Ukrainian and Russian forces, who have…

29 August 2022 · 3 min read