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In China, Ban highlights country’s leadership on sustainable development, climate change

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) addresses a joint press conference with Wang Yi, Minister for...

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Iraq: Teacher union outrage at bombing

The Iraqi Teachers’ Union has firmly condemned the latest terrorist attack perpetrated by Daesh in Iraq’s capital city, Baghdad, leaving, according to latest official reports, 200 people dead and 225 others severely injured.

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Response to El Niño must be ramped up amid preparedness for La Niña's likely knock-on effect – UN

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Dugda Woreda, East Showa zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia, an area severely affected by...

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UNICEF-UNRWA condemn bombing of child friendly space in Khan Eishieh Camp in Syria

The latest attack on Khan Eishieh Refugee Camp, home to Palestinian refugees and internally displaced Syrians, is the latest example in the Syria conflict of the inhumane disregard for life, particularly that of children and infrastructure on which...

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