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addressing the plight of those with no legal identity — Global Issues
Percy Santos, a visually impaired college student in Honduras, recently received his digital ID card from the government. “The new…
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Motorbike ambulance saves mothers and babies in Kenya: UNFPA — Global Issues
“I cannot imagine them giving birth without the support of a skilled health professional”, said Mark Epeyon, a community health…
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Global food crisis putting millions of young lives at risk — Global Issues
More than 30 million under-fives are suffering from wasting, or acute malnutrition, brought on by conflict, climate shocks, ongoing impacts…
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Rule of law stands between peace and ‘brutal struggle for power’ – Guterres — Global Issues
“From the smallest village to the global stage, the rule of law (ROL) is all that stands between peace and…
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UN report calls for re-thinking social protection as the world ages — Global Issues
The World Social Report 2023 calls for concrete measures to support the greying global population, amidst escalating pension and healthcare…
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2022 confirmed as one of warmest years on record: WMO — Global Issues
In an alert, the agency also explained that 2022 was the eighth consecutive year that global temperatures rose at least 1C…
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UN mission to verify rural reform and indigenous representation in peace process — Global Issues
Carlos Ruiz Massieu welcomed recent Government actions on rural reform and greater equality, in line with the 2016 Peace Agreement…
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New US border policy poses risk to fundamental rights, warns UN’s Türk — Global Issues
Taking aim at the expected rise in so-called “expedited removals” from the United States, Mr. Türk also criticised the intention…
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WHO highlights critical importance of sharing virus sequences — Global Issues
“Since the peak of the Omicron wave, the number of sequences being shared has dropped by more than 90 per…
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UN rights office calls for probe into protestor deaths — Global Issues
“We are very concerned at the rising violence in Peru, which on Monday 9 January saw one of the deadliest…
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