World
Stigmatized, shunned and shamed, International Widows’ Day draws attention to their unique needs
A 38-year-old widow who lost her husband in the Central African Republic war escaped to the Ngam refugee site in the Adamawa region of Cameroon with her five children; one of whom recently died.
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UNHCR shocked by mass drownings off Libya, calls for urgent action
UNHCR staff wait in Tripoli to assist refugees and migrants upon disembarkation.
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Report: Putin, Ukraine's Poroshenko Speak by Phone
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko, discussed implementing a 2015 peace agreement that has failed to end the violence in eastern Ukraine, according to Russian media.
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Japan Cancels Missile Evacuation Drills
Japan has decided to cancel evacuation drills staged to prepare the country for ballistic missile attacks from North Korea, citing the recent diplomatic thaw following last week’s summit between Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Save the Children CEO: White House Executive Order Harmful to Children
Save the Children believes the Presidential Executive Order addressing family separation achieves one thing: further harming already vulnerable children.
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Myanmar: New UN envoy offers to serve ‘as a bridge’, recognizes ‘positive steps’ over Rakhine state
A Rohingya woman and her child at a makeshift camp outside Sittwe in Myanmar's western Rakhine State.
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Strong multilateral institutions key to tackling world’s dramatic challenges, UN chief says In Moscow
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (2nd left) meets with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of the Russia Federation in Moscow.
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Use space technology to build a better world for all, urges UN chief
European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli presents the SDG flag he flew abroad the International Space Station to UNOOSA Director Simonetta Di Pippo.
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Ending forced child begging
Anti-Slavery International has worked for almost a decade on protecting children who are forced by their schoolmasters in their Koranic school to beg on the streets in Senegal, West Africa, making them vulnerable to abuse. But the issue is prevalent in adjoining countries too, where forced- begging is a common practice.
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Pacific regional food security atlas launched to reach the most vulnerable
Representatives from across the North and South Pacific gathered on Monday to witness the launch of the first-ever Pacific Regional Food Security Atlas on the opening day of the Pacific Seed Forum in Nadi, Fiji.
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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