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On day two of UN General Assembly’s annual debate, it’s multilateralism all the way

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United Nations General Assembly prepares to hold a meeting on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals...

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UNICEF announces new partnership with Microsoft to address education crisis affecting displaced and refugee children and young people

UNICEF launched a new partnership with Microsoft Corp. to tackle the education crisis impacting children and young people affected by conflict and natural disasters, and to provide them with protection services on September 26.

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US Flies Bombers Over Disputed South China Sea

The United States again flew bombers over the disputed South China Sea this week, U.S. officials disclosed Wednesday, a move likely to intensify the already fraught tension between Beijing and Washington. This is at least the second time this month...

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South Sudan War Has Killed 382,000, Says New Study

A new study says South Sudan's civil war has caused the deaths of 382,000 people, far higher than previous estimates.

The report from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine says that about half of the deaths resulted from violence,...

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