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UN resolution also called on Libya’s new unity government to prepare for free and fair elections on December 24.
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UN says tens of thousands have fled a series of attacks this week by an armed group on the town of Damasak, Borno state.
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Biden’s chief science officer says ‘vulnerable’ will be first to get boosters as studies on jab protections continue.
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Having worked at the UN for just four years, Arora now wants to shake it up.
The UN deputy secretary-general discusses the key issues affecting women in her home country and around the world.
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Even after vaccinations are widespread, a small COVID outbreak anywhere can jeopardise economic gains, officials warned.
Butembo demonstrator killed in clash between police and protesters rallying over perceived UN failure to stem massacres.
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The Food and Agriculture Organization’s food price index averaged 118.5 points last month, versus 116.1 in February.
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UN agencies say DRC has the highest number of people requiring urgent food security assistance in the world.
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Attacks on UNRWA are aimed at politicising a humanitarian organisation that has remained neutral in its work.
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All governments violating children’s rights in conflict zones must be put on the ‘list of shame’, with no exceptions.
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Experts cite reports of abuses including summary executions, arbitrary detentions, torture, and forced disappearances.
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Houthis reject a UN report that finds they were likely responsible for the deadly airport attack in December.
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Women have to wait 135.6 years – up from 99.5 in 2020 – to be on equal footing with men, the World Economic Forum warns.