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Bringing dry land in the Sahel back to life

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Women dig mid-moon dams to save water in Niger.

UN chief calls for action to put out ‘5-alarm global fire’

At a time when “the only certainty is more uncertainty”, countries must unite to forge a new, more hopeful and equal path, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the General Assembly on Friday, laying out his priorities for 2022.

Young people must have ‘a seat at the table’ in peace efforts: Guterres

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In Glasgow, Scotland, people take part in a demonstration for climate action, led by youth...

80 per cent of Tonga population impacted by eruption and tsunami

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Damage caused in Tonga’s capital, Nuku’alofa, by the volcano eruption and subsequent tsunami...