Month: December 2016

UN committee approves Iran’s resolution on dust pollution

Iran’s initiative resolution for controlling and combating dust pollution phenomena was approved in the Second Committee of UN General Assembly…

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On International Day, UN spotlights need to combat forced labour, particularly of children

Noting that the number of children engaged in the worst forms of child labour has decreased and frameworks to tackle…

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Decade after global treaty’s adoption, persons with disabilities still at ‘grave disadvantage’ – Ban

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon highlighted the challenges people with disabilities face despite progress made since the adoption of a global treaty…

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