Month: September 2016
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News
Vast majority of world living with excessive air pollution – UN report
With some 6.5 million people dying annually from air pollution and 92 per cent of the world’s population living in…
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SG’s message on International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
The world faces growing nuclear dangers and tensions, yet progress in multilateral nuclear disarmament has come to a “standstill,” United…
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Who’s WHO? Six candidates named for next World Health Organisation chief
Six candidates from Africa, Asia and Europe have been nominated for the position of director general of the World Health Organization,…
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Syria: Joint UN-Red Crescent relief convoy reaches besieged cities for first time in five months
The United Nations and Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) have delivered life-saving food aid to 60,000 people under siege in…
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UN unveils data partnership with Twitter in support of Global Goals
The United Nations Global Pulse initiative announced a partnership with Twitter that will provide the UN with access to the…
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Least developed countries will miss 2021 targets without world support
Unless progress speeds up considerably with full support from the international community, the world’s least developed countries (LDCs) will miss…
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UN seeks accountability for human trafficking crimes in forced migration
Senior United Nations officials yesterday called for those responsible for human rights violations and crimes associated with human trafficking and…
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World lagging behind on global health targets, researchers warn
Substantial change will be required in the way global epidemics such as tuberculosis and HIV are treated if the international…
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On margins of UN Assembly, religious leaders discuss strategies for preventing atrocity crimes
Religious leaders from different faiths met at the United Nations in New York yesterday, at an event where Special Adviser of…
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UN official unveils draft principles on protecting human rights of refugees and migrants
A senior United Nations official unveiled a draft set of principles that urge the international community to build on the…
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