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Nearly 70,000 children displaced as violence escalates in northeast Syria

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On 11 October 2019 in the Syrian Arab Republic, a woman holds a child as families displaced...

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After this year’s Climate Action Summit, what happens next?

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The Chullpia community in Peru has developed floating solar panels to provide electricity for...

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Reducing disaster risk is a good investment, and ‘the right thing to do’, says Guterres

There is a strong economic case for climate resilience and reducing the risk of disasters, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a message to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, which falls on Sunday.

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De-escalation of Turkish military operation in northern Syria ‘absolutely essential’

A de-escalation of renewed conflict in northern Syria is “absolutely essential,” the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday. His comments follow the launch of airstrikes and a ground offensive by Turkey on Wednesday just days after the...

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