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ConflictUN chief says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brings back specter of nuclear destruction; urges world to unite against “this violation of international law”
New York, March 10 – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounced Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a violation of international law and the war will deplete ...
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ConflictUN: “Unnecessary conflict” causes 1.7 million refugees, 406 dead and mounting, shatters millions of lives
Geneva/New York, March 7 – The Russian military operations in Ukraine have shattered millions of lives, made 1.7 million refugees and killed 406 people among ...
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NewsUN General Assembly condemns Russia’s military operations in Ukraine
By J. Tuyet Nguyen New York, March 2 – The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly 141-5 to adopt a resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of ...
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ClimateEarth is heating up from coal and other fossil fuels burning, new climate report says
Berlin/New York, February 28 – While all efforts have focused on preventing planet earth from heating up above 1.5 degrees Celsius, a new study by ...
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HealthWHO establishes global biomanufacturing training hub in South Korea, Asian nations to receive mRNA technology
Editor’s note: Following its successful establishment of mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub in South Africa, WHO announced it is moving forward on goal to boost ...
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NewsUN chief calls for immediate cease-fire and de-escalation in Ukraine; says Russia violates UN Charter
New York, February 22 – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Russia’s recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in Ukraine amounts to a violation of ...
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NewsClimate, Covid-19 and famine issues raised at Munich Security Conference as world faces more violent threats
Munich/New York, February 18 – Issues of climate change, the pandemic and famine were raised at the annual Munich Security Conference which held an in-person ...
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HealthUPDATE: WHO calls for $23 billion to end pandemic in 2022; Africa on track to control Covid-19
Geneva/New York, February 11 – The World Health Organization has launched a global campaign to raise $23 billion which it said would put an end ...
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HealthNewsWHO seeks $23 billion to end pandemic as a global emergency in 2022
Geneva/New York, February 9 – The World Health Organization has launched a global campaign to raise $23 billion which it said would put an end ...
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Arts and CulturePicasso’s Guernica tapestry returns to United Nations headquarters
New York, February 5 – Famed Spanish painter Pablo Picasso’s Guernica tapestry, which depicts war’s atrocities, was returned to the United Nations headquarters by the ...
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NewsUN launches 2022 humanitarian campaign for Afghanistan as it is “hanging by a threat” under Taliban authorities
Kabul, Geneva, New York, January 26 – Afghanistan is “hanging by a threat” just six months after Taliban forces took over the country and it ...
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NewsUPDATE: UN chief names five priorities for 2022; calls for actions to keep trust in institutions
By J. Tuyet Nguyen New York, January 21 – Governments have failed to meet five major challenges under the pandemic, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
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