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Category: International
UNHCR warns of unprecedented displacement in Central Am...
Central America and Mexico are facing “unprecedented pressure” as the number of people seeking international protection rises and ...
Improving air quality ‘key’ to confronting global envir...
With environmental events becoming increasingly interconnected, a new global report on air pollution published by the UN Environme...
COVID-19: Africa could miss goal to vaccinate millions ...
Africa could miss the goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10 per cent of its population against COVID-19 before the month ends...
UN experts urge Afghanistan’s new rulers to prohibit to...
Experts serving on a UN human rights treaty body called on Thursday for the new Taliban-led authorities of Afghanistan to uphold “...
From one anti-racism trailblazer to another: Andrew You...
Andrew Young, the first African American ambassador to the UN, has earned his place in history, but he credits another African Ame...
Despite funding shortages, UN committed to staying in A...
UN humanitarians have reiterated that they fully intend to stay and deliver to those in need in Afghanistan, as mostly western gov...
UN marks first International Day for People of African ...
The UN on Tuesday celebrated the enormous contributions the African diaspora has made in every field of human endeavour, marking t...
COVID-19: Rich countries should donate at least 1 billi...
Rich countries must share their supplies of COVID-19 vaccines quickly, in line with recommendations made earlier this year by an i...
Climate and weather related disasters surge five-fold o...
Over the past five decades, disasters related to weather, climate or water hazards, have become a regular occurrence, responsible ...
4.1 billion lack social safety net, warns UN labour age...
More than four billion people live without any welfare protection today to cushion them from crisis, the UN International Labour O...
New data-driven hub aims to detect and prevent next pan...
A new centre in Berlin, Germany, launched on Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to help countries better asses...
Tokyo Paralympics: leaping towards a more inclusive soc...
Innovators are joining Paralympians to discuss how sport can help to build a more inclusive society in a series of online discussi...