Introducing the 2020 edition of The World’s Women: Trends and Statistics, Liu Zhenmin, chief…
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World News
‘Work in unison’ to promote peace and security in the Persian Gulf region – UN chief
by ceasehungerby ceasehungerAt the virtual ministerial-level debate, Secretary-General António Guterres stressed repeatedly his call for “an…
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World News
Safeguard human rights defenders, rights of NGOs in India, Bachelet urges
by ceasehungerby ceasehungerMichelle Bachelet issued a statement calling on the Government of India to safeguard the rights of…
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World News
Trusted data helps us all ‘understand the changing world’ – UN chief
by ceasehungerby ceasehungerStatistics are “fundamental for evidence-based policymaking…[and] drive the transformations that are needed”, in order…
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Humanitarian Aid
UN chief appeals for urgent action to reverse ‘downward spiral’ in Central Sahel
by ceasehungerby ceasehungerUN agencies report that needs in the border region between Mali, Burkina Faso and…
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World News
One in six children living in extreme poverty, with figure set to rise during pandemic
by ceasehungerby ceasehungerGlobal Estimate of Children in Monetary Poverty: An Update, notes that sub-Saharan Africa, with its…
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Humanitarian Aid
Burkina Faso ‘one step short of famine’, warns UN food relief agency
by ceasehungerby ceasehungerAhead of Tuesday’s High-Level Ministerial Conference on the Central Sahel in the Danish capital Copenhagen, the World Food…
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“I know there’s fatigue but the virus has shown that when we let our…
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Hunger
Canada’s woeful track record on children set to get worse with COVID-19 pandemic
by ceasehungerby ceasehungerThe recent UNICEF report card exposes Canada for failing its young children. The report,…
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Health
COVID-19 vaccine: UNICEF to stockpile more than half a billion syringes by year’s end
by ceasehungerby ceasehungerAs soon as vaccines are licensed for use, the world will need as many…