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UN summit tackles climate change-induced threat to mountain water supplies

The world’s mountain and glacier regions are facing unprecedented challenges due to climate change, imposing a crippling effect on the people and economies that rely on them, the UN’s weather agency explained on Tuesday, ahead of a summit to address...

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More women in Latin America are working, but gender gap persists, new UN figures show

A woman attends her produce post in a market in zone 3, Guatemala City, Guatemala. (August...

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Put children and young people first, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore says at end of Sudan visit

UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore speaks with children at the Umm Battah Girls School in Kadugli...

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Protests around the world: Politicians must address ‘growing deficit of trust’, urges Guterres

Protests in cities across the world in recent days show that “people are hurting and want to be heard” by political leaders who must now address a “growing deficit of trust”, said the UN chief on Friday.

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