Month: July 2016
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Articles
Setting smarter development goals
OVER THE NEXT 15 years, a rough calculation suggests that at least $2.5 trillion will be spent on development assistance. Where…
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News
Over 26,000 people flee South Sudan into Uganda; influx sets single-day record
Some 26,500 South Sudanese, mostly women and children, have crossed into Uganda since fighting between rival forces erupted in and…
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Top UN counter-terrorism official urges cohesive response to ‘persistent’ threat of terrorism
With more than 30,000 foreign terrorist fighters from some 100 countries around the world, terrorism is a global threat requiring…
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UN Statements
UN condemns renewed clashes between armed groups in Mali
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, along with the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), condemned the recent clashes in Kidal between…
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UN chief launches first report to track Sustainable Development Goals
Launching the first-ever Sustainable Development Goals report on the new global development agenda adopted last year, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that…
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Articles
New UN-backed survey reveals ‘alarming’ damage to high seas and marine ecosystems
More than half of the world’s fragile coral reefs are under threat and most of our major fish stocks are…
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News
Addressing AIDS conference in South Africa, Ban calls for scaling up global response
More than 18,000 global leaders, scientists, advocates, and frontline health workers gathered yesterday in Durban, South Africa, for a United…
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UN cultural agency inscribes 12 new sites on World Heritage List
From a national park to a fossil site and a naval dockyard, the United Nations cultural agency yesterday inscribed 12…
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Articles
A U.N. experiment in transparency
For the first time in 71 years, the United Nations — which has struggled through more violent conflicts during the…
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News
The challenge of getting all children and youth into school is immense
Some 263 million children and youth are out of school, according to new data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics…
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