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Once-in-a-decade push for the ‘locked out’: Global leaders set for landmark UN conference in Turkmenistan
Backed by the new Awaza Programme of Action, the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries or LLDC3 will push...
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World News in Brief: First UN mission to Syria’s Sweida, fresh displacement in Haiti, new lightning record
The team went to Sweida City, as well as two districts – Shahba and Salkhad – where they met with...
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Trade measures critical to ending plastic pollution
That assessment by UN trade and development body, UNCTAD, comes in an update published on Thursday ahead of the final round...
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Angola protests: UN urges restraint, investigations into deaths
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Thursday urged Angolan authorities to conduct prompt, thorough...
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Gaza Strip: Humanitarians warn of worsening famine conditions, attacks on civilians
Of the 154 malnutrition-related deaths since October 2023 (including 89 children) reported by Gazan health authorities, the World Health Organization...
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Russian attack on Ukrainian capital kills at least 11 civilians
Among the confirmed dead is a six-year-old boy. At least 10 of the injured were children, the mission said, and...
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‘Delivering better’: New ECOSOC president emphasises climate action, food security
Mr. Thapa said that the motto of his presidency will be “Delivering Better,” which requires strengthening partnerships and multilateralism to...
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SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Meeting on the situation in Ukraine
The UN Security Council meets Thursday morning to discuss threats to international peace and security, with a focus on the...
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On brink of famine, Gazans forced to scour dirt for food
Without fuel, many basic facilities cannot function, from water treatment plants to medical infrastructure.Meanwhile, Gazans now on the brink of...
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With Gaza smouldering, ministers renew push for two-State solution at UN
The High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution...
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