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Record number of Venezuelans arrive in Peru: UN steps up response

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Each morning, around 5 am, hundreds of boys and girls cross the border from Venezuela to head...

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Climate change and modern slavery

Modern slavery is an increasingly important global issue. According to the International Labour Organization, over 40 million people are subjected to various forms of exploitation including forced labour, debt bondage, sexual exploitation and forced...

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UN cooperation with League of Arab States ‘pivotal’, UN chief tells Security Council

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Syrian refugee children are pictured in an informal settlement near Terbol in the Bekaa...

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Conflict prevention, mediation: among ‘most important tools’ to reduce human suffering, Guterres tells Security Council

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Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the UN Security Council during a meeting on conflict...

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