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Ukraine crisis testing ‘entire international system’ – UN chief
The latest developments in Ukraine are testing “the entire international system”, Secretary-General António Guterres said at a media stakeout on Tuesday, adding “we must pass this test.”
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Security Council holds emergency meeting on Ukraine: Major conflict must be ‘prevented at all costs’
The Security Council discusses the situation in Ukraine.
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Time to ‘seriously de-escalate’ tensions over Ukraine, Guterres tells Munich conference
The Ukrainian military position along the contact line which divides government and non-government controlled areas in Eastern Ukraine.
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Sharp escalation in fighting across Yemen risks spiralling out of control
A one-and-a-half year-old girl is treated for malnutrition at a hospital in Yemen.
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Adapting to climate change ‘happening worldwide’, essential
The impacts of climate change are already “very visible” and “happening worldwide”, the head of the UN weather agency told the start of the 55th Session of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which convened on Monday.
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World Pulses Day empowers youth, for sustainable ‘agrifood’ systems
A variety of pulses on display in a market in Cairo, Egypt.
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Severe drought threatens 13 million with hunger in Horn of Africa
Somali women and children stand outside temporary tents in the Dagahaley refugee camp near the Kenya-Somalia border.
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Cyberbullying a top concern on Safer Internet Day
Two children play outside while their parents participate in a workshop about online security and positive parenting practices in Guatemala.
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In an anxious world, time to redefine progress: new UN report
People wear face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in Quiapo in the Philippines.
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Food insecurity soaring across 20 hunger hotspots
A young woman carries water in a camp for displaced people in Tillaberi region, Niger.
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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