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Wildlife conservation, sustainable development in spotlight at UN-backed conference
A lion watches his territory in Kenya.
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At current rates of reduction, it will take over 100 years to end child marriage in West and Central Africa
Dada, 15, holds her 18-month-old daughter Husseina where she lives in a host community in Maiduguri, Borno State, northeast Nigeria, Saturday 29 July 2017.
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Tillerson Promotes Closer Iraq-Saudi Ties
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday promoted improving ties between Saudi Arabia and Iraq as a way to counter Iran's growing military assertiveness in the region.
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New World Bank-UNHCR joint data center to improve global statistics on forced displacement
The World Bank Group (WBG) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) are joining forces to establish a joint data center on forced displacement to greatly improve statistics on refugees, other displaced people and host communities.
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Rohingya crisis: UNICEF issues 'Child Alert,' outlines urgent action to save lives
Mohammed Yasin, 8, is amongst the Rohingyas refugee children living in shelters at the Kutupalong makeshift camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
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Cities and local policies key to overcome hunger, stresses head of UN agency
High rises and hotel buildings in Punta Pacifica, Panama City, Panama.
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Violence in Myanmar driving up to 12,000 Rohingya refugee children into Bangladesh every week – UNICEF
Mohammed Yasin, 8, is amongst the Rohingyas refugee children living in shelters at the Kutupalong makeshift camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
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#MeToo movement stems from impunity and culture of silence, senior UN official writes
Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, briefs journalists.
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Africa's rapid urbanization can drive industrialization, says new UN report
Overlooking the central market at closing time in Kumasi, the largest and one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in Ghana.
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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