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UN: 27 migrants’ bodies, including children, discovered in desert of Chad
The bodies of 27 migrants believed to have died of thirst have been found in the Chadian desert, the U.N. migration agency said on...
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Ukraine needs strong signal from EU, Macron says ahead of possible visit
President Emmanuel Macron voiced a tougher line on Russia on Wednesday and said Europe needed to send a strong signal to Ukraine as he...
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Beirut blast: Explosion rocks city injuring many
A large blast has hit the Lebanese capital, Beirut, causing widespread damage and injuring many people, officials say.Reports say the explosion was in the...
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Child vaccinations fall sharply amid pandemic – UN
The pandemic has led to a sharp fall in the number of children around the world being vaccinated, the UN says.The decline in immunisation...
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Over one percent of humanity displaced – UN
Nearly 80 million people have been forced to flee their homes due to violence and persecution, marking a near-doubling of global displacement in a...
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George Floyd protests: Brother makes impassioned plea to UN
The brother of George Floyd, whose death last month triggered mass anti-racism protests, has asked the UN to investigate the killing of black people...
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African nations seek UN inquiry into US racism, ‘police brutality’
African countries are lobbying to set up a U.N. inquiry into “systemic racism†and “police brutality†in the United States and elsewhere, aiming to...
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UN must do more to remove ‘stain of racism’ – Officials
More than 20 senior United Nations officials from different African countries have spoken about their outrage at systemic racism and police brutality in the...
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Renewables booming but not enough to meet climate targets – UN
The world added 12 percent more clean power capacity in 2019 than the year before, but new renewable energy planned over the next decade...
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United States accused of blocking Hanna Tetteh’s appointment as UN envoy to Libya
Germany and France are angry at the Unites States for delaying the appointment of a Hanna Tetteh to replace Ghassan Salamé as the United...