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Hate speech spreading ‘faster than ever’, warns UN chief as global action plan is revealed
Mr. Guterres was speaking at UN Headquarters in New York at the launch of the Muscat Plan of Action – an initiative that highlights the role of...
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Three seafarers killed in Hormuz strike as UN warns of widening fallout
The latest strike, which the United States said had been carried out as part of its blockade enforcement operations, involved...
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‘Human rights are part of our DNA’: UN launches global alliance to counter rising threats
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk unveiled the initiative in Geneva, describing it as a direct response to...
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Spain prodigy Lamine Yamal named UN Goodwill Ambassador on World Cup opening day
The supremely talented Spanish team is one of the main favourites to win the event and its teenage superstar, Lamine...
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Refugee numbers drop for first time in a decade, but millions remain trapped
UNHCR's flagship Global Trends Report, launched in Geneva by High Commissioner Barham Salih, showed that global refugee numbers fell by...
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AI’s environmental costs threaten water, land and climate
Data centres, the global infrastructure powering AI, could consume 945 terawatt-hours of electricity annually by 2030 – nearly triple the...
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Building trust on patrol: One police officer’s peacekeeping journey in South Sudan
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) was established in 2011 to protect civilians, facilitate the delivery of humanitarian...
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World News in Brief: UN scales up Ebola response, refugees ‘exiled’ in Africa, Political tensions escalate in Somalia
In eastern DRC, UN agencies are supporting national health authorities through Ebola treatment centres, case management, surveillance efforts and the...
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‘The ocean has no boundaries’: Beauty and life in a war zone
Iran closed the waterway to foreign shipping, attacking merchant vessels and cutting off around 20 per cent of the world’s seaborne oil...
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World News in Brief: Millions displaced in South Sudan, global meat supply quadruples, Middle East crisis deepens global hunger
Fighting between the national army and the opposing Sudan People’s Liberation Movement militia, has intensified, particularly in Jonglei’s Akobo County...
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