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Guterres condemns attack on Abu Dhabi airport and oil facility

Guterres condemns attack on Abu Dhabi airport and ...

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Concrete action essential to fulfill Darfur promise: ICC Prosecutor

Concrete action essential to fulfill Darfur promis...

14 hours ago 2

UN chief: ‘Global solidarity is missing in action’

UN chief: ‘Global solidarity is missing in action’...

14 hours ago 2

Experts decry measures to ‘steadily erase’ Afghan women and girls from public life

Experts decry measures to ‘steadily erase’ Afghan ...

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FAO launches $138 million plan to avert hunger crisis in Horn of Africa

FAO launches $138 million plan to avert hunger cri...

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Tonga volcanic eruption: Too soon to assess damage

Tonga volcanic eruption: Too soon to assess damage...

20 hours ago 1

COVID means labour market recovery still ‘slow and uncertain’

COVID means labour market recovery still ‘slow and...

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UN-backed COVAX mechanism delivers its 1 billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose

UN-backed COVAX mechanism delivers its 1 billionth...

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Tonga: The UN stands ready to support after volcano eruption and tsunami

Tonga: The UN stands ready to support after volcan...

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UN in Geneva celebrates 6 decades supporting impartial TV news

UN in Geneva celebrates 6 decades supporting impar...

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Horrors of Hiroshima, a reminder nuclear weapons remain global threat

Horrors of Hiroshima, a reminder nuclear weapons r...

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Child and woman injured following rocket attack in Iraq

Child and woman injured following rocket attack in...

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Tigray: Aid operations ‘about to grind to a halt’, warns WFP

Tigray: Aid operations ‘about to grind to a halt’,...

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UK Borders Bill increases risks of discrimination, human rights violations

UK Borders Bill increases risks of discrimination,...

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UN rights office warns against rising hate speech in Western Balkans

UN rights office warns against rising hate speech ...

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Decade of Sahel conflict leaves 2.5 million people displaced

Decade of Sahel conflict leaves 2.5 million people...

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WHO recommends two new drugs to treat patients with COVID-19

WHO recommends two new drugs to treat patients wit...

4 days ago 9

UN releases $150 million for underfunded humanitarian crises

UN releases $150 million for underfunded humanitar...

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Experts urge Iran to halt imminent execution of juvenile offender

Experts urge Iran to halt imminent execution of ju...

4 days ago 1

UN chief: ‘We are in a race against time to help the Afghan people’

UN chief: ‘We are in a race against time to help t...

4 days ago 2

COVID-19 pandemic stalls global economic recovery: UN report

COVID-19 pandemic stalls global economic recovery:...

4 days ago 3

Conviction of top Syrian intelligence official ‘a landmark leap forward’

Conviction of top Syrian intelligence official ‘a ...

4 days ago 3

Africa’s fourth COVID wave flattens out after six-week surge

Africa’s fourth COVID wave flattens out after six-...

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Colombia: Children still ‘used and abused’ despite historic peace accord

Colombia: Children still ‘used and abused’ despite...

5 days ago 3

Omicron fuels record weekly COVID-19 cases, but deaths ‘stable’

Omicron fuels record weekly COVID-19 cases, but de...

5 days ago 3

Yemen: ‘Political will, responsible leadership” needed, to end 7-year war

Yemen: ‘Political will, responsible leadership” ne...

5 days ago 3

UN marks anniversary of devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake

UN marks anniversary of devastating 2010 Haiti ear...

5 days ago 2

Sudan: 15 attacks on health facilities and workers in two months

Sudan: 15 attacks on health facilities and workers...

5 days ago 2

COVID-19 variants, rising debt, threaten global economic growth: World Bank

COVID-19 variants, rising debt, threaten global ec...

6 days ago 6

At least four children killed during escalation of conflict in Myanmar

At least four children killed during escalation of...

6 days ago 8

‘Prompt, independent, impartial investigations’ needed in Kazakhstan: UN rights office

‘Prompt, independent, impartial investigations’ ne...

6 days ago 6

COVID-19: Current vaccines may need to be updated, experts warn

COVID-19: Current vaccines may need to be updated,...

6 days ago 6

Mali: Security Council warned over ‘endless cycle of instability’

Mali: Security Council warned over ‘endless cycle ...

6 days ago 6

Europe: Omicron wave threatens to overwhelm health workers in weeks

Europe: Omicron wave threatens to overwhelm health...

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Tunisia: UN rights office calls for release of former justice minister

Tunisia: UN rights office calls for release of for...

6 days ago 4

Eight Afghan students die in explosion outside school

Eight Afghan students die in explosion outside sch...

6 days ago 3

Afghanistan: UN launches largest single country aid appeal ever

Afghanistan: UN launches largest single country ai...

1 week ago 8

Preserve right of asylum, UN refugee agency urges EU Council presidencies

Preserve right of asylum, UN refugee agency urges ...

1 week ago 5

With scores of civilians dead, UN chief condemns “appalling” attacks in Nigeria

With scores of civilians dead, UN chief condemns “...

1 week ago 3

Rights experts condemn ‘unrelenting human rights violations’ at Guantanamo Bay

Rights experts condemn ‘unrelenting human rights v...

1 week ago 4

UN top envoy: Resurgence of coups d'état, consequence of being ‘completely out of step’

UN top envoy: Resurgence of coups d'état, conseque...

1 week ago 4

Bangladesh: Second fire in a week tears through vast Rohingya refugee camp

Bangladesh: Second fire in a week tears through va...

1 week ago 3

Mohammed’s leadership key to ‘keeping the SDGs alive’: UN chief

Mohammed’s leadership key to ‘keeping the SDGs ali...

1 week ago 3

Agencies suspend Tigray aid as ‘scores’ are killed due to airstrikes

Agencies suspend Tigray aid as ‘scores’ are killed...

1 week ago 8

‘Keep speaking out’, UN chief urges in message to World Youth Forum

‘Keep speaking out’, UN chief urges in message to ...

1 week ago 4

First Person: Discovering the reality of life in Iraq

First Person: Discovering the reality of life in I...

1 week ago 8

Interview: Time to rethink tourism, an economic lifeline for millions

Interview: Time to rethink tourism, an economic li...

1 week ago 6

From the Field: Working with nature to transform lives

From the Field: Working with nature to transform l...

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5 things you should know about the greenhouse gases warming the planet

5 things you should know about the greenhouse gase...

1 week ago 4

Release of detainees a ‘significant confidence-building step’ in Ethiopia: UN chief

Release of detainees a ‘significant confidence-bui...

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