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Category: International
Families still struggling one year after Beirut explosi...
A year after the devastating explosions in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, a staggering 98 per cent of families are still in need, acco...
700-plus healthcare workers and patients killed in atta...
More than 700 healthcare workers and patients have died, and more than 2,000 have been injured in attacks on health facilities sin...
Iraq: Put torture prevention laws into practice, urges ...
Although laws in Iraq criminalize torture and set out procedural safeguards to prevent it, a new report released on Tuesday by th...
UN chief underlines commitment to justice for Iraq’s Ya...
Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the Iraqi authorities to swiftly implement a new law to assist Yazidi survivors of IS...
Sink or swim: Can island states survive the climate cri...
Small island nations across the world are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis, and their problems have been accentuated by the...
Olympic athletes describe the power of sport to change ...
Leading athletes, influencers and innovators have been sharing their thoughts on the role that sport can play in building a better...
A year after the Beirut explosions: a UN Resident Coord...
On August 4th, 2020, a devastating blast in a warehouse destroyed much of the centre of the Lebanese capital, Beirut. Many neighbo...
Lace up and join the UN to help win #TheHumanRace again...
The United Nations is encouraging everyone across the world to participate in the literal race against the climate emergency.
COVID-19 vaccine shipments boost for Africa
After a near-halt of COVID-19 vaccine shipments in Africa, delivers have ramped up in recent months, the UN health agency said on ...
From electric dreams to supercharged reality: the road ...
The global Formula E electric race series, a partner with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), has grown in popularity since it l...
First Person: ‘I’m not old enough to be a woman’ says t...
A teenage girl who was sold for sex for the price of a few beers as a twelve-year-old, has told the United Nations how she was tra...
100,000 children in Tigray at risk of death from malnut...
More than 100,000 children in Tigray, Ethiopia, could suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition in the next 12 months...