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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) issued a bleak warning that the world is going in the wrong direction on climate change. “The climate science is clear. We are heading in the wrong direction,” WMO said in […]

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Detailing the extensive damage its inspectors found during their visit to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) that has been occupied by Russian troops, the International Atomic Energy Agency called on Tuesday for security protection and […]

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The UN is glad for the Russian Federation’s efforts to keep safe the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team that came to inspect the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the UN Secretary-General’s chief spokesman said in […]

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Indiana abortion rights groups and medical providers filed a new lawsuit on Tuesday to stop the state’s ban on the procedure from going into effect. The lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf […]

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A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is on its way to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which has been the target of strikes in recent weeks, the agency’s chief Rafael Grossi announced on […]

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The rising cost of living in the UK is forcing women into sex work, while women already in the industry are often forced to meet clients on the streets and unable to turn away dangerous […]

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The United Nations is resuming talks aimed at finally completing a high-seas treaty to protect the world’s high seas, a vital yet fragile resource covering nearly half the planet.  NGOs and affected countries say the […]

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The threat to international peace and security posed by the Islamic State has been rising since the start of the COVID pandemic and continues to persist despite the territorial defeats and leadership losses, the UN’s […]

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UN rights expert Reem al-Salem has warned Ankara that its decision to ditch the Council of Europe Convention on Protecting and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence would significantly set back efforts to tackle […]

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Stressing he’ll continue to push for an extension of the ceasefire set to expire on August 2, the UN envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg has condemned Yemen’s Houthi rebels after they reportedly killed a 6 […]

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Plans by the Netherlands to house refugees arriving in the country on cruise ships have been described as “absurd” and illegal.  The Dutch government laid out this solution to overcrowded asylum centers in the country […]

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The Taliban has presided over widespread human rights abuses since taking over Afghanistan in August 2021, the United Nations said.  The human rights abuses include 160 killings of former government officials and members of the […]

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The latest UN report released on Wednesday paints an alarming picture in which one in 10 people – or between 702 million and 828 million people – around the world faced hunger in 2021. The […]

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Stressing that Syria has one of the most vulnerable populations anywhere in the world, the UN deputy regional humanitarian coordinator for the Syria crisis, Mark Cutts, noted that if the last aid corridor from Turkey […]

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The number of nuclear weapons is likely to increase in the next decade though there was a slight decline in stocks between January 2021 and January 2022, shows the forecast that the Stockholm International Peace […]

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The United Nations thanked the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for donating $10 million in order to rescue a decaying Safer oil tanker in Yemen.  The United Nations aims to defuse a potentially catastrophic environmental issue. […]

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