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Gender equality, education and the environment at the forefront of new SDG Advocate campaigns

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Action, ambition and political will are the driving forces behind the 17 Sustainable...

Sharp increase in grave violations against children in Mali, warns UNICEF

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UNHCR concerned at new measures impacting rescue at sea in the Central Mediterranean

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is concerned about last night’s decision by the Italian Parliament to convert into law a security decree that imposes more severe penalties on boats and people conducting search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean...

Families Participate in Hong Kong Protests

Pro-democracy demonstrations are continuing in Hong Kong for a 10th straight weekend, despite the government’s refusal to issue permits for all but one of the marches.