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UNICEF breaks ground on Africa’s first-of-its-kind recycled plastic brick factory in Côte d'Ivoire

UNICEF, in partnership with Colombian social enterprise Conceptos Plasticos, announced it had broken ground on a first-of-its-kind factory that will convert plastic waste collected in Côte d'Ivoire into modular plastic bricks on July 29, 2019. The...

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Voices of Afghan women ‘must be heard at the table in the peace process and beyond’ UN deputy chief tells Security Council

Afghan women have “paid a high price” during their country’s nearly four decades of conflict, the United Nations deputy chief said on Friday, addressing the Security Council a day after Kabul had been hit with a fresh round of “horrific” bomb attacks...

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UN human rights chief fears world has grown numb to Syrian carnage

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An estimated 26,000 children aged 3-17 in Al Hol camp of Syria's Hasakeh governorate have...

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Philippines: Reject Sweeping ‘Fake News’ Bill

The Philippines proposed law on “false content” is sweepingly broad and threatens to stifle discussion on websites worldwide, Human Rights Watch said on July 25, 2019. The government should withdraw the Anti-False Content bill, popularly described as...

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