World
Cash Helps Flood Affected Families In Northwest Bangladesh Get Back On Their Feet
Bangladesh: a woman wades knee-deep through her flooded homestead.
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IFAD President to discuss poverty alleviation with Pakistan Prime Minister and senior government officials
Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and winner of the 2016 African Food Prize, visits Pakistan to meet with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to renew IFAD’s commitment to alleviation of rural poverty and ensuring food security in the country on Nov 21.
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UN Women’s ‘Orange the World’ kicks off 16 days of activism to fight gender-based violence
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women during a special event entitled “Orange the World: Raise Money to end Violence against Women,” commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November).
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Statement on Turkey's Draft Bill on sexual abuse against children
“UNICEF, UNFPA, UN Women and UNDP in Turkey, are deeply concerned by the draft Bill submitted to the Parliament during the legislative debates on November 17 which may lead to some type of amnesty for child abuse perpetrators on the condition that the perpetrator marries the victim.
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UNHCR names wealthy Indonesian philanthropist as Eminent Advocate
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on November 18, appointed prominent Indonesian businessman and philanthropist, Dato Sri Tahir, as its third Eminent Advocate in recognition of his valuable and selfless work on behalf of millions of refugees.
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Syria: Senior UN relief officials 'appalled' by escalation of fighting; call for unconditional humanitarian access
A primary school in Hujjaira, Rural Damascus, Syria, damaged due to continuous violence in the area.
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On Africa Industrialization Day, Ban urges financing 'engines of development' to realize continent's potential
A textile factory in Lesotho.
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Yemen: UN envoy announces resumption of cessation of hostilities
Dar Sa’ad District, Aden, Yemen.
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FC Barcelona and UNICEF mark 10-year partnership at post-match event
Girls play at St Michael All Angels Anglican Kindergarten in Komenda in the Central Region of Ghana on 21 May 2015.
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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