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Health
During this coronavirus pandemic, ‘fake news’ is putting lives at risk: UNESCO
Unreliable and false information is spreading around the world to such an extent, that some commentators are now referring to…
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Health
Coronavirus: demand for face masks creates shortfall for those in real need
Unprecedented global demand for face masks and other protective equipment fuelled by the coronavirus epidemic, has created potentially dangerous shortages…
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International
Sudan: UN mission envoy commends signing of Darfur framework agreement
The joint chief mediator for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, UNAMID, welcomed on Monday a framework agreement between…
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International
Amidst uptick in violence and displacement, UN chief calls for ‘immediate cessation of hostilities’ in Syria
NEW YORK| UNITED NATION: “Deeply concerned” over a recent military escalation in northwest Syria, Secretary-General António Guterres called for an “immediate…
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Local Governments / SDG's
Bring global migration compact ‘to life’, urges UN chief
DEC 17, 2019| UN NEWS| MIGRANTS & REFUGEES. As “policies shaped more by fear than fact” have caused untold suffering…
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Environment
COP25: Support business efforts to tackle climate change, urges Guterres
11 December 2019| Climate Change COURTESY: UN News António Guterres issued the charge on Wednesday in a speech to the annual…
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Articles
New citizenship law in India ‘fundamentally discriminatory’: UN human rights office
Courtesy: UN News The amendment to the Citizenship Act gives priority to Hindus, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians resident in…
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