Month: May 2019

The second round celebration of the International Museum Day and Cultural Heritage Week in Niavaran Complex

UNESCO Tehran Cluster Office participated in the second celebration of the “International Museum Day”, organized by the General Office for Museums under…

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Artificial intelligence summit focuses on fighting hunger, climate crisis and transition to ‘smart sustainable cities’

Artificial intelligence, or AI, is at the forefront of fighting hunger, mitigating the climate crisis and facilitating “the transition to…

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UNICEF chief condemns attack in Taiz that claims lives of seven children

Nowhere is safe in Yemen, the head of the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF said, after an attack in the city…

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UNICEF: Afghanistan sees three-fold increase in attacks on schools in one year

Attacks on schools in Afghanistan tripled between 2017 and 2018, surging from 68 to 192, UNICEF said today. It was…

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Around 600,000 Afghan children face death through malnutrition without emergency funds: UNICEF

In Afghanistan, children suffering from the most serious form of malnutrition may die, unless $7 million in funding is found…

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Amidst high trade tensions and policy uncertainty, UN cuts economic growth forecast

Against a backdrop of unresolved trade tensions, high international policy uncertainty and softening business confidence, the UN on Tuesday announced a broad-based…

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Guterres condemns armed attack against UN peacekeepers in Mali

A violent attack against the United Nation’s Integrated Stabilization Mission for Mali (MINUSMA) that left one peacekeeper dead on Saturday,…

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Deadly Yemen airstrikes that claim children’s lives in capital Sana’a

Thursday’s airstrikes on Yemen’s capital Sana’a that reportedly killed five children and injured dozens more, have been strongly condemned by…

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Blast Injuries: The impact of explosive weapons on children in conflict

Three in four child casualties in world’s deadliest conflicts caused by explosive weapons. Suicide bombs, landmines, unexploded ordinance, air strikes…

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Countries must up their game to reduce low birth weights, warns UN-backed report

Many countries need to invest more and take greater action to reduce the number of babies born with low birth…

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