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Biodiversity Day: Protecting humanity’s ‘life-support system’

The theme of the International Day for Biological Diversity, observed on Monday, centres on moving from talk to action: build back biodiversity.

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Ukrainian civilians subject to ‘unbearable routine’ of Russian attack

Nearly 15 months after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, civilians are forced to live through an “unbearable routine”, amidst alarming levels of destruction and damage to their communities, said the deputy UN disarmament chief on...

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Children bearing the brunt of Afghanistan crisis: UNICEF

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Women and children wait to be seen by members of a UNICEF-supported mobile...

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Millions of children still facing dire conditions 100 days after Türkiye-Syria quakes: UNICEF

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Child labour in Türkiye and Syria could increase following the February...

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