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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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490,000 children affected by devastating floods in South Sudan

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A UNICEF staff member with children in flood-affected Pibor Town, South Sudan.

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Security Council: UN welcomes efforts to de-escalate crisis in northeast Syria

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Syria, Al-Hasakah Governorate, 11 October 2019, women displaced by renewed fighting, travel...

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Lives at risk if wireless technology demands are not held in check: UN weather watchdog

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Hurricane Dorian as seen from the International Space Station on 2...

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