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<p>UN News interviews a wide range of people from senior news-making officials at Headquarters in New York, to advocates and beneficiaries from across the world who have a stake in helping the UN go about its often life-saving work in the field.</p>
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Press freedom: Journalists face rising risks
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May 04, 2026 |
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NASA engineer inspires girls to reach beyond gravity
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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80 years on, it’s ‘hard to explain’ why the UN never had a woman at the helm: General Assembly President
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Afghanistan faces mounting strain as refugee returns surge, displacement deepens
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Battling for survival on the climate frontline, Tuvalu faces up to physical erasure
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Strait of Hormuz: ‘Immediate’ solution needed to restore fertilizer supply, says UN taskforce chief
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Middle East war: UNESCO grants ‘enhanced protection’ to 39 heritage sites in danger
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Pace of transitional justice in Syria brings hope, but strong stigma remains
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Deadly Lebanon strikes overwhelm entire health system, as casualties surge
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Lebanon situation ‘critical’, senior UN official warns
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Rwanda after the genocide against the Tutsi: ‘We recreated a new country’
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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‘Every day there’s new contamination’: Mine clearing in Ukraine
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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Landmine danger grows faster than it can be contained
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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UN warns of rising evictions and settler violence in Occupied Palestinian Territory
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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UNIFIL reaffirms commitment after peacekeeper killed in southern Lebanon
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Middle East conflict raises fears of growing water crisis
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Strait of Hormuz tensions threaten global oil and gas supply, lifesaving aid
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Happiness in the digital age: Why connection matters more than ever
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Gulf crisis impact spreads; families in Nepal are feeling the pressure
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Afghans pushed ‘from one crisis into another’ as regional instability worsens humanitarian crisis
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Lebanon’s children want their childhood back: UNICEF
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Collective effort to eradicate Islamophobia, key for creating peace: UN Special Envoy
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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Children and families bear the brunt as violence and displacement rise in Lebanon
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Gazans still living ‘hand-to-mouth’ in enclave: WFP
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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‘Deteriorating’ conditions in Strait of Hormuz: 3,000 ships, 20,000 seafarers stranded in Middle East
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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UN preparing for likely surge of Afghan returnees as humanitarian needs deepen
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Lebanon: peacekeepers highlight Israeli incursions across Blue Line
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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‘We need peace’: Women and girls in Ukraine suffer daily impact of war
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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‘Doing better with less’: How WFP is tackling hunger in a volatile world
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Global housing crisis deepens as climate change worsens insecurity
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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Indian AI prodigy urges youth to ‘be as human as possible.’
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Feb 28, 2026 |
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First ever peacekeeping operation evolves, as Middle East conflicts shift
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Burundian refugee returns from Tanzania raise protection concerns, UNHCR warns
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Inclusive AI key to transforming agriculture, says UN agriculture fund
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Feb 21, 2026 |
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Small-scale AI solutions are the answer to developing world challenges, says World Bank
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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AI developers risk creating ‘Frankenstein’s monster,’ warns UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Sudan: No school or safety for children uprooted by war
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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‘Involve all of humanity in AI opportunities’: UN senior tech official
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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As Rafah crossing reopens, Gazans mull ongoing lack of relief
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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As political polarisation grows, so to does violence against MPs
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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‘Behind every statistic is a stolen childhood,’ warns UN envoy
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Global collaboration key to safeguard Holocaust memory in the digital age
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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In the DR Congo, UN supports national police to protect civilians
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Children still bearing the brunt of Russian attacks on Ukraine
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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From silence to strength: Catherine Mootian’s fight to end FGM in Kenya
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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MONUSCO prepares to support ceasefire between DRC and M23 rebels
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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UN Police Division readying to ‘achieve more’ with less amid ongoing cash crunch
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Kenya’s cervical cancer plan brings new hope for rural girls
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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WHO urges healthier school food to shape lifelong eating habits
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Harnessing the power of youth for educational transformation
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Community engagement key to keeping peace in disputed Abyei: UN commander
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Brazilian ‘agrihoods’ offer blueprint for nature friendly cities
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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UNMISS Commander reinforces UN’s vital role protecting civilians
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Honouring Roma voices on Holocaust Remembrance Day
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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‘We need to dismantle the myths’ surrounding AI in education
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Syrians continue returning home, despite fresh displacement
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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UN releases roadmap for AI-tools that are safe for children
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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Education crisis in Sudan puts a generation of children at risk
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Sudan war leaves children mute as risk of new atrocities looms
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Sudan’s war drives worsening health emergency, WHO warns
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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UNIDO’s mission: Protecting the planet, lifting the world out of poverty
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Why Europe’s flu season started early – and why vaccination still matters
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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‘Traditional medicine is the cultural heritage of every nation,’ WHO official says at global summit
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Dec 20, 2025 |
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A human digital future: Joseph Gordon-Levitt at the UN
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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People in Darfur ‘need healing’, says UN adviser amid escalating mass atrocities
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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‘We are the guinea pigs’: independent journalist warns AI Is developing faster than safety measures
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Africa has one problem, not a million: A mindset problem
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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UN mission ends mandate as Iraq ‘flips the page to a new chapter’
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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UN climate change coordinator: Africa is turning climate challenges into opportunities
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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‘We are human beings because we are cultural beings’: UNESCO director
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Over 272 million children worldwide out of school
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Myanmar’s deepening humanitarian crisis is ‘invisible’, UN official warns
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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From victims to changemakers: Providing support to human trafficking survivors
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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‘Human rights for Sudanese ‘must be upheld’
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Syria opens ‘new chapter’ on human rights
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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India’s air pollution crisis nearing disaster, warns UN official
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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UNIDO: Building international bridges for development
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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From remote Nepali villages to the UN: Fighting inequality on a global scale
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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A guiding light in the Amazon: Barcarena’s school proves model of climate resilience
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Peacekeepers warn of escalating violations along the Blue Line
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Inside the UN’s fight to end cultural heritage trafficking
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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‘I’m one of the lucky ones,’ says Ethiopian climate refugee in Brazil
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Climate adaptation must protect the right to stay and the dignity to move
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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At COP30, UNESCO calls for urgent action against climate misinformation
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Preparedness and coordination key to preventing Philippines super typhoon deaths
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Detainees ‘dying of starvation’ in ‘subhuman conditions’ in Haitian prisons
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Investing in youth is the smartest decision to make
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Doha Social Summit represents ‘hope’ for people with disabilities
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Leaving no one behind: Social justice must be at the heart of development
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Doha Social Summit: Renewed commitment to end poverty
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Latin America, Caribbean, take the lead in women MPs
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Nov 01, 2025 |
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INTERVIEW: Access remains main challenge for hurricane-hit Jamaicans
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Summit for Social Development: A global call to action
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Reported atrocities in Sudan’s El Fasher show ‘total disregard’ for human life
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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ICJ president: The Court is not blind to politics, but bound by law
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Ukraine: Children’s mental health a key priority, says UNICEF
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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From ‘collateral damage’ to direct attacks: UN Humanitarians face growing risks in Ukraine
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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UN steps up efforts to clear explosive hazards in Gaza
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Empowering women, boosting Tanzania’s agriculture
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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DR Congo: UN mission chief salutes resilience amid civilian suffering in the east
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Oct 03, 2025 |