Month: April 2019
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Iran Floods and UN’s Response
Op-Ed by UN Resident Coordinator in IRI in Hamshahri Newspaper We, at the United Nations (UN), are deeply saddened…
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Greater transparency, fairer prices for medicines ‘a global human rights issue’, says UN health agency
While developing countries have long struggled with the price of medicines, today’s costs have rendered it a world-wide challenge, and…
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‘The clock is ticking’ on meeting the Sustainable Development Goals, says UN deputy chief
Pointing to climate change, inequalities and other serious challenges, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told a forum on Thursday…
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UN experts warn Assange arrest exposes him to risk of serious human rights violations
Independent UN rights experts on Thursday said the arrest of Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange by police in the United Kingdom,…
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UN supports Iran’s efforts to help flood affected people
The UN and international community are strongly committed to supporting the Government and the people of Iran at this critical…
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Yemen blast kills 14 children, leaves others fighting for their lives in Sana’a
Echoing condemnation of the attack, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday reiterated its warning that a child dies every…
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‘Health is a right, not a privilege’ says WHO chief on World Health Day
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has marked World Health Day, which falls on Sunday, with…
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Humanitarian aid to Iran’s flooding should be excluded from sanctions: UN rep.
Maria Luiza Viotti, the Chef de Cabinet to UN Secretary General António Guterres, offered sympathy to Iran on the devastating…
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Lack of basic water facilities risks millions of lives globally: UN health agency
More than two billion people face grave health risks because basic water facilities are not available in one in four…
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Acute food insecurity ‘far too high’ UN agency warns, as 113 million go hungry
Approximately 113 million people in 53 countries experienced high levels of food insecurity last year, according to a new joint…
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