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Alleged poisoning of Russian opposition leader a ‘grave concern’, says chemical weapons watchdog

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A plaque commemorating the opening of OPCW Headquarters.

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WFP Chief to the Arab League: The actions we take now will determine our success, or failure, in stopping this health crisis from becoming a hunger pandemic

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley said on September 03 that COVID-19 will push the number of food insecure people in the Arab world up by more than 14 million, taking the total to more than 50 million.

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Trump Administration Imposes Restrictions on Chinese Diplomats

The U.S. State Department has imposed a new set of restrictions on Chinese diplomats working in the United States.

Under the new rules, which were announced Wednesday by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, senior Chinese diplomats must get prior approval to visit college campuses or meet with local government officials, and to host any cultural events outside of the Chinese Embassy or consular posts if the audience is larger than 50 people.

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UNHCR condemns deadly attack on internally displaced people in north Cameroon

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, strongly condemns an attack which killed seven people and wounded 14 others at Goldavi, a village hosting internally displaced people in Cameroon’s Far North Region on 1 September.

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Women bear the brunt, as COVID erodes progress on eradicating extreme poverty

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A mother holds her child in a marginalized community where she lives in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Due to the pandemic, many people have lost their livelihoods and sources of income, with women the worst affected.

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World’s richest nations must protect child well-being in COVID-19 fallout: UNICEF

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On the afternoon of Friday, 3 April 2020 in Madrid, Spain, Ruben, 4, and his little sister play while their mother, Daniela, gets in a little work.

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Belarus must stop torturing protesters and prevent enforced disappearances

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Large crowds have demonstrated their anger at the results of the presidential election in Belarus.

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‘No hope’ of reaching climate, development goals, without youth optimism and know-how

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Students use laptop computers provided by UNICEF at a secondary school in Sana’a Governorate, Yemen.

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Generations of progress for women and girls could be lost to COVID pandemic, UN chief warns

Highlighting the disproportionate and devastating socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on women and girls globally, The UN chief António Guterres called on Monday for a major push to prevent “years, even generations” worth of progress on women’s empowerment, from being lost to the pandemic.

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India urged to lead global push for clean energy, climate action

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In India, a woman demonstrates how to use a solar dish for cooking.