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Category: International
Tackling corruption, important step for ‘inclusive, sus...
Corruption spreads through societies and erodes people’s trust in leaders and institutions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres ...
New platform for childhood cancer medicines counters ‘u...
A UN-backed initiative announced on Monday aims to ensure children with cancer living in low and middle-income countries have unin...
Rights abuses in Myanmar ‘deepening on an unprecedented...
More than 10 months since Myanmar's military seized power, the country’s human rights situation is deepening on an unprecedented s...
Mexico: With scores killed in truck crash, UN urges Sta...
Despite repeated calls for concrete international action to reduce the tragic death toll of migrants, dozens were killed in Mexico...
Sudan: Mistrust deepens following military takeover
In the wake of the 25 October military takeover in Sudan, discussions on the way forward are underway but restoring trust will be ...
UN raises alarm over ‘continuing’ expulsions of asylum ...
Asylum-seekers and other migrants continue to be forcefully expelled from Libya, raising concerns at the Office of the United Nati...
Rights experts appeal for greater civil society protect...
Greater protection is needed for civil society representatives who are increasingly being targeted in repressive and life-threaten...
Mountain Day: ‘Peak ambition must be to keep our summit...
“The mountain for me is like the ocean, a space of liberty where you go where you want. We must respect these beautiful and magica...
Promoting sustainability and the UN at Dubai Expo: A UN...
Around two months into a six-month residency at Dubai Expo, the UN Hub has already attracted a large number of visitors, including...
First Person: Cultivating Haiti’s future
Farmers in south-west of Haiti are cultivating a future for the country as they continue to work their land despite the challenges...
More than half a billion pushed into extreme poverty du...
The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage, according to reports rel...
Investing $1 per person annually could save 7 million l...
A new World Health Organization (WHO) report shows that close to seven million deaths could be prevented by 2030, if low and lower...