Month: January 2018
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One in four Iraqi children impacted by conflict, poverty; education key for lasting peace – UNICEF
More than four million children have been impacted by extreme violence in Iraq, many robbed of their childhood and forced…
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UNIDO to support 14th Int’l Energy Exhibition in Kish
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Iran, supports the 14th International Energy Exhibition to promote the United Nations Sustainable…
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FAO Urges Further Actions to Save Oaks and Boxwood trees of Iranian Forests
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) called for further actions to save Oaks and Boxwood trees in…
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In strife-torn Afghanistan, people need support ‘more than ever’ says senior UN aid official
Amid continuing violence in Afghanistan, the United Nations and the humanitarian community has appealed for $430 million to provide assistance…
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UN condemns twin suicide attacks in Baghdad
Strongly condemning two terrorist attacks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has underscored the Organization’s support for the…
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Taking on environmental health risks, UN agencies aim to protect ‘foundations for life’ on Earth
Two United Nations agencies are teaming up in a major new initiative taking on the herculean task of combatting environmental…
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Migration, sustaining peace, development high on UN General Assembly’s agenda for 2018
Migration, sustaining peace and development are among the priorities of the United Nations General Assembly for the remainder of the…
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Rohingya children trapped in ‘appalling’ conditions in Myanmar’s Rakhine state – UNICEF
While the eyes of the world are on Myanmar’s northern Rakhine and Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh, more than 60,000 Rohingya children…
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Syria: 13 million people in desperate need as seventh war-torn winter sets in, UN warns
With millions of desperate people across Syria now facing their seventh winter of war, the United Nations warned on Tuesday…
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UN approves largest-ever emergency funding allocation to scale up response in war-torn Yemen
Despite progress over the past month in opening Yemen’s Red Sea ports to commercial and aid shipments, the United Nations…
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