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International Day of UN Peacekeepers honours 75 years of service and sacrifice
Kornelia Shikukumwa, Nupoor Sanjiv and Anuujin Amarjagal (from left to right) , UNMISS peacekeepers from Namibia, India and Mongolia , respectively, are photographed at the mission’s headquarters in Juba, South Sudan.
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Menstrual Hygiene Day: Putting an end to period poverty
Fatoumatta Fatty’s commute on an old, malfunctioning wheelchair takes up to two hours during rainy season in The Gambia, but she is happy joining her co-workers at a sanitary pad production centre, where she takes pride in making products that help women overcome “period poverty” across the country.
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Trafficking in the Sahel: Killer cough syrup and fake medicine
Counterfeit drugs at a market in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Unprecedented joint call to shield children on the move from violence
Displaced Sudanese children at a temporary shelter..
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Guterres: ‘We can turn the tide’ towards ending colonialism
New ideas must open fresh pathways towards finally ending the era of colonialism and to help advance sustainable development in the world’s 17 remaining colonies, the UN chief said in a video message to the Organization’s decolonization seminar in Bali, Indonesia
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Biodiversity Day: Protecting humanity’s ‘life-support system’
The theme of the International Day for Biological Diversity, observed on Monday, centres on moving from talk to action: build back biodiversity.
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Ukrainian civilians subject to ‘unbearable routine’ of Russian attack
Nearly 15 months after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, civilians are forced to live through an “unbearable routine”, amidst alarming levels of destruction and damage to their communities, said the deputy UN disarmament chief on Thursday.
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Children bearing the brunt of Afghanistan crisis: UNICEF
Women and children wait to be seen by members of a UNICEF-supported mobile health and nutrition team in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
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Millions of children still facing dire conditions 100 days after Türkiye-Syria quakes: UNICEF
Child labour in Türkiye and Syria could increase following the February earthquake.
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Sudan Fighting Prompts $3 Billion UN Aid Appeal
The United Nations appealed Wednesday for $3 billion to help those affected by the conflict that erupted last month in Sudan.
The U.N. humanitarian agency said it needs $2.6 billion to help those still within Sudan, saying 25 million people in the country are in need of humanitarian aid and protection.
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