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In Chad, top UN officials say humanitarian response must go ‘hand in hand’ with longer-term recovery
Women at a hospital in N'Djamena, Chad, care for their malnourished children.
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Nobel Peace Prize goes to UN Goodwill Ambassador and Congolese doctor, highlighting sexual violence
2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Nadia Murad, is the UNODC Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking. In this photo from 2017, she is participating in a panel discussion at UN Headquarters in New York.
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Nigeria inundated by floods; UN steps up disease prevention efforts
A WHO official vaccinates a child against cholera during an OCV campaign in Borno state, northeastern Nigeria.
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UNICEF unmasks supervillain in new global comic contest
UNICEF and Comics Uniting Nations are calling on children and young people to defeat the ultimate supervillain – Silence – to help end violence in and around schools.
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Republic of Korea supports displaced families through cash assistance in Iraq
A contribution of US$1.5 million from the Republic of Korea will enable the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to provide cash assistance to some 68,000 vulnerable displaced Iraqis through electronic cash cards and mobile money transfers.
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School meals in Sudan get a nutritious boost from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a contribution of dates from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that will become part of the daily school meals enjoyed by thousands of vulnerable children in South Kordofan State in Sudan.
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Pentagon Chief: Russia's Violation of Arms Control Pact 'Untenable'
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday Russia's violation of a global arms control treaty is "untenable" and warned the U.S. would be forced to match Moscow's military capabilities if it continues to violate the pact.
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US Launches Annual Green Card Lottery
Tens of thousands of people throughout the world will pursue their American dreams this month, now that the State Department has opened the annual green card lottery, also known as the diversity lottery.
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MEPs condemn attacks on civilians, including children, in Yemen
EU countries should refrain from selling arms to all parties of Yemeni civil war to ease the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in Yemen, said MEPs on Thursday.
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EU’s judicial cooperation arm, Eurojust, to become more effective with new rules
Eurojust, the EU’s judicial cooperation unit, facilitates cross-border investigations and prosecutions of serious crimes in the EU. The changes in the Agency’s functioning and structure, including a new governance model, will make Eurojust more efficient in tackling cross-border crime.
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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