World
Eliminate nuclear weapons before they eliminate us: UN chief
The remains of the Prefectural Industry Promotion Building, after the dropping of the atomic bomb, in Hiroshima, Japan. This site was later preserved as a monument.
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Violence, rhetoric, hate speech, drive atrocity crimes in Ukraine and beyond, Security Council hears
Alina and Artem, who are both aged nine and from the northeastern city of Kharkiv in Ukraine, sit on a makeshift sofa in the underground car park which serves as a bomb shelter.
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Kazakhstan: ‘Only together’ can ‘silent pandemic’ of gender-based violence be overcome, says Deputy UN chief
The UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed was in Kazakhstan on Thursday, where she spoke out against the “silent pandemic” of gender-based violence worldwide, saying that only collective action could end the scourge.
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Stockholm+50 Kicked Off
The Stockholm+50 Conference took place on June 2-3, 2022 at Stockholmsmässan in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Ecofeminists participate in roundtable discussions at Stockholm+50 associated event
Almost 30 ecofeminists gathered at an event associated with the Stockholm+50 conference titled “Feminist priorities for people, planet and peace” on June 1, 2022 at the Stockholm Environmental Institute and virtually. (FOWPAL)
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Ukraine: At least two children killed in war every day, says UNICEF
A 9-year-old girl stands in an underground car park in Kharkiv where she is sheltering with her parents during the conflict in Ukraine.
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UNICEF urges leaders to keep schools safe following deadly Texas shooting
Young girls protest at the March For Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C.
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UNHCR chief urges support for Bangladesh to save Rohingya lives, ‘build hope’
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi with Rohingya refugees at the Rohingya Cultural Memory Centre at Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district.
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Food insecurity threatens societies, exacerbates conflicts and ‘no country is immune’
A women's cooperative in Guinea has planted vitamin-rich Moringa trees which provide dietary supplements as well as supporting biodiversity and preventing soil erosion.
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Guterres condemns deadly ‘vile act of racist violent extremism’ at supermarket in Buffalo, USA
UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
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Human Rights
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020
Tai Ji Men fight against 24-year defamation and for human rights