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More women and children survive today than ever before – UN report
More women and their children are surviving today than ever before, according to new child and maternal mortality estimates released on Sep 19, 2019 by United Nations groups* led by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Rwandan Militia Leader Wanted for War Crimes Killed in Congo
The commander of a Rwandan Hutu militia wanted for alleged war crimes has been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Sylvestre Madacumura, leader of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), was killed Wednesday morning in Congo's North Kivu province, according to military sources in the region who spoke to VOA's Central Africa service.
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Ex-Japanese Energy Company Executives Acquitted in Fukushima Disaster
Three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Co. have been acquitted in Tokyo District Court on criminal charges related to the 2011 meltdown of three reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan.
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2 US Senators Warn Trump Against Nuclear Deal With Saudis
Two U.S. senators are warning the Trump administration against a nuclear cooperation deal with Saudi Arabia, fearing it could set off a nuclear arms race in the volatile Middle East.
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Cities: a 'cause of and solution to' climate change
Melen, a slum area in the middle of Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé.
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UN and Red Cross chiefs appeal for end to use of explosive weapons in cities
Children fleeing the escalating violence in Idlib, Syria, take shelter in an overcrowded camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Atmeh, close to the Turkish border.
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UNICEF welcomes recent amendment of Indonesia’s Marriage Act
UNICEF welcomes the recent amendment of Indonesia’s Marriage Act (1974) which has raised the age that girls can be married with parental permission from 16 to 19 years to be in line with the age for boys, which is also 19. The age of marriage for both women and men without parental permission is 21.
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Ozone on track to heal completely in our lifetime, UN environment agency declares on World Day.
A September 2019 visualization of the ozone layer over the Antarctic pole. The purple and blue colors show areas of most ozone depletion.
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UN General Assembly: Here are the 5 big summits to watch for
Wide view of the General Assembly Hall at the opening of its seventy-third session, on 18 September 2018.
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Guterres calls for ‘maximum restraint’ following drone assault on key Saudi oil facility
A military guard sits in the former Assembly Hall of the Governor of Saada. Since the Yemen conflict escalated in 2015, much of the city's infrastructure has been destroyed
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Human Rights
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
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020