The latest developments in Ukraine are testing “the entire international system”, Secretary-General António Guterres said at a media stakeout on Tuesday, adding “we must...
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Weapons exports to the military rulers in Myanmar by UN Member States must stop, the UN independent expert on the human rights situation in...
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Secretary-General António Guterres is “greatly concerned” by the Russian Federation’s decision on the status of certain areas of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions, his Spokesperson...
A new project launched on Monday by two UN agencies aims to improve the diet of school-age children by supporting the development of nutrition...
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The head of the UN’s educational and cultural agency, UNESCO, has called for defending linguistic and cultural diversity in her message to mark International...
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