UN News
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UN taps potential for trust-building on shared water resources
A UN-led push for greater cross-border cooperation over increasingly finite water resources, made significant progress on Thursday, after it was...
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Countries held the line against malaria cases and deaths in 2021: WHO report
Despite the continued impact of COVID-19, malaria cases and deaths remained stable throughout last year, according to new data released on Thursday...
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New political deal ‘offers a path’ to realizing Sudanese aspirations
The signing of a political framework agreement in Sudan could signal a way out of the uncertainty and insecurity sparked by the October 2021 coup,...
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Ukraine’s suffering must not become new normal, declares UN rights chief
The suffering being experienced by millions of civilians across Ukraine must not become the new normal, the UN human rights chief said on Wednesday.
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South Sudan: ‘Raw violence’ displaces thousands during ‘ruthless conflict’, UNHCR says
Throughout South Sudan’s Greater Upper Nile Region “desperation is rising” as escalating armed conflict, which has displaced at least 20,000 people...
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UNiting Against Hate: A new series from UN Podcasts
What exactly is hate speech, how does it undermine human rights, and who is responsible for tackling it? UNiting Against Hate, a new series from UN...
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Record support brings ‘hope for a brighter future’ for forcibly displaced: UNHCR
Governments around the world pledged $1.13 billion on Tuesday to provide a lifeline to people displaced by war, violence and human rights...
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Drought, conflict force 80,000 Somalis to shelter in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps
Tens of thousands of people have sought shelter in recent weeks at Kenya’s Dadaab camps, forced from their homes by extremist violence in...
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More than 1 in 5 worldwide suffering from violence at work: ILO
More than one in five people employed – almost 23 per cent - have experienced violence and harassment in the workplace, whether physical,...
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Fighting conflict-related sexual violence in Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been described as a crisis for women and girls, with cases of conflict-related sexual violence on the rise....
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Innovation key to a fairer world for persons with disabilities: UN Chief
Marking this year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which falls on Saturday, António Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, called for...
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Myanmar: Secretive military courts sentence scores of people to death
Since last year’s military coup in Myanmar, military courts have sentenced more than 130 people to death behind closed doors, the UN human rights...
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Ukraine rights probe condemns ‘multiplying’ impact of war on children
A top UN Human Rights Council-appointed probe into potential rights abuses linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, outlined on Friday the...
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Many persons with disabilities face premature death due to health inequities
Persons with disabilities face a risk of dying up to 20 years earlier than other sections of society, according to a new report issued by the World...
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In Africa, UN chief sees continent full of ‘hope and potential’
Far too often, Africa is viewed from outside “through a prism of problems” said UN chief António Guterres on Thursday, speaking in the Ethiopian...