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On International Day of Non-Violence, UN chief calls for world to follow Gandhi’s example

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The “Non-Violence” (or “Knotted Gun”) sculpture by Swedish artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd on...

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UN Assembly wraps up annual general debate, its global multilateral role reaffirmed; now comes the task of reform

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María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the seventy-third session of the General Assembly, gavels to a...

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Let’s bring Turkmen Cotton Crimes out of the shadows

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Forced labour in Uzbekistan has always received more attention than that in...

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UNICEF is concerned for safety of thousands of children in Indonesia following Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami

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On 30 September 2018 in Indonesia, Nurul Istikhoroh (15) is evacuated by the Basarnas team at the Balaroa National Park in...

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