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A ‘charismatic leader’ dedicated to peace: UN officials bid farewell to former Secretary-General Kofi AnnanThe flag at United Nations Headquarters in New York is flying at half-mast this Saturday as the Organization marks the death of former...
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UN mourns death of former Secretary-General Kofi Annan, ‘a guiding force for good’The United Nations is mourning the death of former Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who passed away peacefully after a short illness, according to a...
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Senior UN children’s advocate says they ‘should never be targeted by violence’Reacting to a recent upsurge in violent attacks affecting children, Virginia Gamba, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for...
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UN chief encourages victims of terrorism to ‘raise up their voices’Victims of terror attacks have and important and powerful role to play in combatting the “global menace” the United Nations chief said on Friday,...
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Child victims of DRC Ebola outbreak need ‘special attention and care’: UNICEFAn ongoing deadly Ebola outbreak in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has particularly affected children, the UN’s...
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Aid funding for Occupied Palestinian Territories at ‘all-time low’Funding for humanitarian operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) is at an “all-time low”, threatening the delivery of life-saving...
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‘Unconscionable’ to kill aid workers, civilians: UN Emergency CoordinatorRemembering all the humanitarians killed in the line of duty just ahead of World Humanitarian Day, the United Nations relief chief on Friday,...
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‘Step backwards’ for Bosnia’s autonomous Serb region as assembly reneges on Srebrenica genocide reportThe Republika Srpska National Assembly in Bosnia and Herzegovina drew concern from the top United Nations expert on the Prevention of Genocide on...
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In Tanzania visit, UNHCR official stresses freedom of choice is crucial for refugee returnsRefugees should never be pressured to decide if they should return to their home countries, a senior UN official has said.
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UN experts cite ‘possible exploitation’ of workers hired to clean up toxic Japanese nuclear plantA group of United Nations rights experts are urging the Japanese government to urgently protect tens of thousands or workers hired to help...
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‘Passport to dignity’ that schools represent may expire fast, without emergency funding warns UN Palestine refugee agencyA lack of funds means that the new school term for over half a million Palestinian students could be cut short after just one month, says UNRWA,...
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US and Mexico child deportations drive extreme violence and trauma: UNICEFThe many life-threatening dangers faced by children from Central America who are being deported from the United States of America and Mexico, are...
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UN chief welcomes re-opening of key Gaza border crossingThe decision by Israel to reopen the only functional commercial crossing point into Gaza which has been closed to most deliveries for weeks, has...
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UN rights experts call on Russia to release Ukrainian film-maker whose life is in ‘imminent danger’A Ukrainian film-maker whose outspoken criticism of Russia’s continued annexation of Crimea has landed him in jail, prompted United Nations human...
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Monsanto lawsuit ruling a ‘significant recognition’ of victims’ human rights, say UN rights expertsThe court decision to award nearly $290 million to a terminally-ill man from the United States who claimed his cancer was caused by a herbicide in...
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INTERVIEW: ‘Defend the people, not the States’, says outgoing UN human rights chiefFor four years, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has been taking governments across the world to task,...
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Caspian Sea deal an invaluable step towards easing regional tensions, says UN ChiefAntónio Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, has welcomed the historic signing of the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea, which took...
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Multilateralism: The only path to address the world’s troubles, signals GuterresAs the world’s problems grow, multilateralism represents to best path to meet the challenges that lie ahead, said United Nations Secretary-General...
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IBM Applies for Blockchain Patent to Ensure Transaction Compliance via Nodes DataIBM acquires a blockchain patent to detect money laundering transactions and other violations based on nodes identifying data
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