World
Bring global migration compact ‘to life’, urges UN chief
A family is trying to build a new life in Chile after migrating from Vargas State, Venezuela.
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West Africa ‘shaken by unprecedented violence’, UN envoy tells Security Council
A young girl drinks water in the Bakassi IDP camp, in Maiduguri, Nigeria.
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Waves of protests around the world are reminder that voices of children and adolescents must be heard and their rights protected
“Children and young people from around the world have taken to the streets in recent months to demand their rights.
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Nine Afghan children killed or maimed daily in world’s most lethal warzone
The 40-year-old conflict in Afghanistan is having a devastating impact on children and parties are failing in their duty to shield them from its consequences, UNICEF said in a new report released on Dec 16, 2019.
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‘Embrace the transformation’ to a carbon-neutral world by 2050, UN chief tells COP25
With millions of workers increasingly affected by the climate crisis the route to securing livelihoods in the future lies in a wholesale transformation of how we power the planet and manage our resources, the UN chief said on Thursday, at a COP25 climate action event focused on greener jobs.
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South Sudan famine threat: UN food security agency in ‘race against time’
A woman and her family wade through a flooded plain to reach their home in Thaker, Unity state, South Sudan.
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COP25: Italy and Mexico pave the way on climate education
Six-year-old girl in Beira receives her education pack as part of UNICEF's ramped-up response to children and families in Mozambique affected by Cylcone Idai, April 2019.
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The United Nations Network on Migration Commemorates First Anniversary of the Adoption of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
The United Nations Network on Migration commemorates this first anniversary of the adoption in Marrakech, Morocco, of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (Global Compact) and celebrates the world’s 272 million migrants and their important role and the contributions to countries of origin and destination.
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More support needed for refugee education in Iran
Two Afghan refugee sisters living in Iran line up to start the school year.
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UNHCR welcomes Brazil’s decision to recognize thousands of Venezuelans as refugees
Venezuelans Ricardo and Maria hold their one-month-old son at a shelter in Manaus, Brazil.
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Human Rights
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Declaration of World Day of the Power of Hope Endorsed by People in 158 Nations
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020