World
Ebola: Good news in Liberia – but no cause for complacency
After 42 days without new cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the end of the Ebola outbreak in Liberia on May 9.
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Yemen: senior UN relief official urges immediate halt to attacks against civilians and aid workers
Due to a lack of fuel, electricity and wheat, few bakeries are operating in Taiz, Yemen, forcing residents to stand in long lines for bread.
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UNICEF Innovation adopts new models of investment to give poorest children better opportunities
UNICEF launched a Global Innovation Centre and Innovation Fund to bring to scale creative and cost-reducing approaches to better the lives of the poorest children on 7 May, 2015.
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Senior UN official warns of ‘widespread and systematic’ sexual violence in Syria, Iraq
Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Bangura briefs the press. At left is Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
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Yemen: UN envoy sets out on ‘intensive consultation’ aimed at getting political process back on track
In early April 2015, an air strike hit a military site on Faj Attan Mountain, high above Sana’a, the capital of Yemen, causing fire and a large plume of smoke.
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World’s forcibly displaced hit record 38 million, prompting UN appeal for ‘all-out effort’ for peace
Iraqis displaced from Ramadi District in Anbar Governorate.
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World’s forcibly displaced hit record 38 million, prompting UN appeal for ‘all-out effort’ for peace
Iraqis displaced from Ramadi District in Anbar Governorate.
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Honouring victims of World War II, Ban reaffirms UN's founding goals to ensure peace and dignity for all
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) and General Assembly President Sam Kutesa plant a tree to remember the countless victims who lost their lives in the Second World War.
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Armed groups in Central African Republic agree to release thousands of children
In Bangui, the leader of an armed group signs agreement to release children
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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