Month: August 2016
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News
UN official highlights challenges of humanitarian operations in Syria
Addressing the media in Geneva, a United Nations spokesperson yesterday highlighted the challenging working environment in which UN humanitarian agencies…
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UN chief highlights plight of family and friends of victims of enforced disappearances
Marking the 2016 International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said yesterday that the anguished women…
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Ban calls on all countries, people to work for nuclear test ban
Marking the International Day against Nuclear Tests, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for the entry into force of a multilateral treaty that…
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UNICEF highlights how women and girls lose valuable time and opportunities collecting water
As World Water Week kicked off yesterday, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has highlighted that the opportunity cost from…
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Youth unemployment set to rise for first time in three years – UN labour agency
With global youth unemployment expected to rise in 2016 for the first time in three years and the equally disturbing…
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Oxfam accuses UK government of complicity in Saudi war on Yemen
World leading charity Oxfam condemns the UK’s weapons support for Saudi Arabia, engaged in an aggressive war against Yemen. Oxfam said…
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Articles
What the Olympic medal tally tells us about developing countries
All the goals have been scored, finish lines crossed and champions crowned. The 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics are officially…
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UN agencies urge efforts to halt Gaza’s ‘de-development’ trajectory
Marking the second anniversary of the 2014 ceasefire which ended the most devastating round of hostilities in Gaza, heads of…
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UN teams bring aid to besieged Syrian people despite extreme challenges
In the first full, completed, cross-line delivery via road in August, inter-agency convoys have reached some 75,000 people in al-Waer…
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Iran ranked 2nd in percentage of science, engineering graduates
According to the Global Innovation Index 2016, the Islamic Republic of Iran, among 128 countries and economies, ranked second in…
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