Month: August 2017
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Organizational reform moves ahead as Guterres receives proposals on a strengthened UN-Habitat
An independent panel reviewing the effectiveness of the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has proposed the programme be recast as…
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Syria: UN study finds foreign fighters return ‘disillusioned’ by groups they joined
A number of “disillusioned and disappointed” foreign terrorist fighters left Syria and returned to their countries of origin when they…
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Deadly combination of cholera, hunger and conflict pushes Yemen to ‘edge of a cliff’ – senior UN official
Describing the situation in Yemen as “very bleak,” with “no end in sight,” a senior United Nations official envoy said…
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UN joins international community to salute park rangers’ dedication and commitment
Park rangers across the world face increasing challenges and risks due to a surge in poaching and illicit trafficking in…
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UN rights experts say fight against racism must be ‘unremitting to be successful’
The fight against racism must be unremitting to be successful, according to the oldest of the United Nations treaty-monitoring bodies,…
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