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UN General Assembly votes to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council
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UN General Assembly votes to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Thursday calling for Russia to be suspended from the Human Rights Council. 

8 April 2022 · 5 min read

Scale-up action to combat child malnutrition in Africa’s Sahel
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Scale-up action to combat child malnutrition in Africa’s Sahel

An estimated 6.3 million children under five, in six countries in Africa’s Sahel region, will suffer from malnutrition this year, UN agencies and their partners warned in a publication issued…

7 April 2022 · 3 min read

Sport must show leadership amidst climate crisis: UN deputy chief
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Sport must show leadership amidst climate crisis: UN deputy chief

Athletes are among the most influential people on the planet and together with their managers, fans and others involved in organized sport, must contribute to global efforts to combat climate…

6 April 2022 · 3 min read

UN climate report: It’s ‘now or never’ to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees
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UN climate report: It’s ‘now or never’ to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees

Reacting to the latest findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN Secretary-General insisted that unless governments everywhere reassess their energy policies, the world will be uninhabitable.

5 April 2022 · 5 min read

Bucha killings raise ‘serious’ questions about possible war crimes: Bachelet
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Bucha killings raise ‘serious’ questions about possible war crimes: Bachelet

Senior UN officials have echoed the Secretary-General’s call for an independent investigation into the killing of scores of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha.

5 April 2022 · 4 min read

UN prioritizes least developed countries in ‘plans…investments and…actions’ – Guterres
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UN prioritizes least developed countries in ‘plans…investments and…actions’ – Guterres

The vulnerabilities of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) may be different today than they were 50 years ago – when the UN created the category – but left unaddressed, the results…

18 March 2022 · 5 min read

Crash in family incomes during COVID will increase inequality for generations
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Crash in family incomes during COVID will increase inequality for generations

At least two-thirds of households with children have lost income since the COVID-19 pandemic hit two years ago, according to a joint report published on Wednesday by the UN children’s…

10 March 2022 · 4 min read

Invest in care services to generate jobs, support working parents: ILO report
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Invest in care services to generate jobs, support working parents

Greater investment in care services could create nearly 300 million jobs by 2035, the UN’s labour agency, ILO, said in a report published on Monday ahead of International Women’s Day,…

7 March 2022 · 3 min read

Food Price Index hit record high in February, UN agency reports
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Food Price Index hit record high in February, UN agency reports

Global food prices reached an all-time high in February, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported on Friday.

4 March 2022 · 4 min read