World
Yemen: ‘Hanging on by a thread’, UN chief requests funding to meet staggering humanitarian crisis

A displaced family in Marib, Yemen, carries a winter aid package back to their shelter.
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‘Dogged pragmatism’ needed to save Ocean: UN Special Envoy

Billions of people around the world depend on the Ocean for their main source of protein.
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UN Humanitarian Flight Arrives in Venezuela with Nutrition, Water, Hygiene and Sanitation Supplies
A plane carrying 12 tonnes of humanitarian aid, aimed at providing nutritional support and improving access to safe water for thousands of families, has landed in the country to support the United Nations humanitarian response. With this shipment, the United Nations has brought more than 100 tons of humanitarian assistance to Venezuela since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to generous funding from the international community.
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Statement on Yemen by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee
"We are increasingly alarmed about the situation in Yemen.
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COVID-19: A ‘new and deadly threat’ for civilians caught up in violence

The protection of civilians is a key mandate for many United Nations peacekeeping operations including in the Central African Republic.
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Yemen aid lifeline near ‘breaking point’: UN food agency

A family from Amran Governorate in Yemen shares lunch (file)
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Women peacekeepers from Brazil and India share UN military gender award

2020 Military Gender Advocte Awardees, Major Suman Gawani (left) of the Indian Army formerly depolyed with UNMISS, and Commander Carla Monteiro de Castro Araujo, a Brazilian Naval officer working in MINUSCA.
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International Tea Day: Trusty cuppa represents ‘crux’ of today’s issues – UN General Assembly president

Tea is a cultural and social tradition in Kyrgyzstan.
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Surge in violent attacks during COVID-19 lockdown puts children’s lives at risk in eastern Ukraine

Two-year-old Dariy with his grandmother in their home in Krasnohorivka, eastern Ukraine.
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COVID-19: Dangers mount for migrant children forcibly returned to northern Central America and Mexico during pandemic
Since early March, at least 1,000 unaccompanied migrant children have been returned from the United States to Mexico and northern Central America – El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras – despite serious protection risks in their communities of origin aggravated by COVID-19, UNICEF reported on May 21,2020. Over the same period, at least 447 migrant children were returned from Mexico to Guatemala and Honduras.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi

Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability

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

Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020

