World
Joint African action crucial to protect persons with albinism from violence, highlights UN expert
A child, who is blind and has albinism reads Braille at a primary school for children with disabilities in the town of Moshi, Kilimanjaro Region.
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Not only strong, but smart policies needed to combat terrorism – UN chief
Secretary-General António Guterres.
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Sachin Tendulkar and UNICEF launch new video to highlight fathers' critical role in children's early development
Sachin Tendulkar and UNICEF released a new video to celebrate fatherhood and highlight the importance of love, play, protection and good nutrition for the healthy development of young children’s brains on Jun 14.
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Global leaders unite to bring polio one step closer to eradication
July 18, 2010 Children get polio drops at the Islamia School polio booth in Bada Bazaar area of Mainpuri.
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North Korea Frees US College Student Ahead of NBA Star Visit
North Korea has released from prison an American college student who was sentenced to a 15-year term for attempting to steal a propaganda poster in 2016, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said.
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News comment on latest shipwrecks on Mediterranean Sea
UNHCR staff wait at the port of Augusta in Sicily to disembark refugees found adrift in the Mediterranean Sea in May 2016.
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UN Refugee Agency chief seeks to deepen cooperation with China
China can play a key role in steering development efforts to help resolve refugee crises, said the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, as he concluded his first official visit to Beijing on June 8th.
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Conflict and drought deepen food insecurity in Africa, Middle East – UN agency
Community members transport humanitarian supplies delivered in Mayendit town, South Sudan. An inter-agency mobile team was deployed to support the resumption of life-saving services by static partners.
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UN agencies explore nuclear applications to combat food fraud and contamination
A researcher tests tomatoes at the IAEA’s Food and Environmental Laboratory in Seibersdorf, Austria.
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More than 40,000 children in the line of fire in Ar-Raqqa, Syria, as fighting intensifies
On 18 May 2017 in Al-Tabqa city in the Syrian Arab Republic, Hasan, 12 (red shirt) and his friends walk past a destroyed car. He and his family have been uprooted twice due to violence, forcing him to drop out of school .
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Human Rights
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
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020