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“UN”

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poverty uk
November 23rd, 2018
The U.K.'s efforts to destroy people with poverty
by:Gurmeet Singh
The UN's assessment of the U.K.'s austerity policies is bleak: the U.K. is unnecessarily punishing its poorest citizens.
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UN Logo
October 22nd, 2018
Will the real UN please stand up?
by:Bob Koigi
Is the UN “just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time”?
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hunger
September 20th, 2018
A fight against the use of hunger as a tool of war
in:Humans, Nature, Economy
partner:NewsDeeply
The World Food Programme’s chief economist explains how a new resolution could make it easier to fight food insecurity driven by violence.
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torture
June 26th, 2018
In search of eradication of torture and mistreatment of lives
by:Shira Jeczmien
June 26 marks the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, yet the cruel mistreatment of human lives still prevails in our world.
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zero discrimination
March 01st, 2018
Let’s celebrate our commonalities rather than our differences
by:Shira Jeczmien
A new study shows that diversity in the workplace will raise the UK's GDP by approximately 7 percent.
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George Weah
January 30th, 2018
In George Weah Liberia hopes
by:Bob Koigi
Surrounded by a euphoric crowd and dignitaries across the world, footballer turned politician George Weah took oath of office as Liberia's 25th president.
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Burundi
October 11th, 2017
Time to crack the whip on Burundi atrocities, once and for all
by:Bob Koigi
We have extraordinary times in Burundi that call for a change in modus operandi if the world wants to avoid a genocide.
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Somalia_hungercrisis_UN
April 11th, 2017
Famine in Africa and the Middle East: 20 million lives are at risk!
type:Donation, NGO
by:Deniz Zehra Tavli
The UNHCR has declared an increasing risk of mass starvation in South Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen. Due to a mix of droughts, conflicts, war and [...]
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Army
January 09th, 2017
The forgotten country of decolonisation
in:Humans
by:Maria João Morais
Omar has been estranged from his family and homeland since the early age of 9. He first arrived in Spain in 1997 to participate in the Holidays in Peace program, that gives [...]
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un_syria_square
September 03rd, 2016
UN: Stop Taking Sides
type:Petition, Protest
by:Deniz Zehra Tavli
In the worst humanitarian catastrophe of a generation, the UN has handed the reins of its aid operation to Assad and his regime which is dictating where [...]
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March 02nd, 2016
The West is ignoring Yemenis, while delivering the bombs that kill them
by:Vanessa Ellingham
As a meeting on the Arms Trade Treaty got underway in Geneva this week, Amnesty International called for arms flows to Yemen to be halted in order to [...]
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global-goals-logo-share
September 25th, 2015
One small step for the UN, one giant leap for mankind
by:Ama Lorenz
Today, 193 world leaders will commit to 17 Global Goals to achieve 3 extraordinary things in the next 15 years: end extreme poverty, fight [...]
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ebola treatment centre
January 20th, 2015
Remember Ebola? Still on, but funds are out
by:Murat Suner
Up to January 16th, World Health Organisation (WHO) reported to BBC, 8,483 people had died from the disease in six countries; Liberia, Guinea, Sierra [...]
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IS children
October 29th, 2014
Child soliders recruited by the Islamic State
by:Vanessa Ellingham
The Islamic State is recruiting children as young as six years old as child soliders, indoctrinating them with extremist beliefs and teaching them basic [...]
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A North Korean prison policewoman stands guard behind fences at a jail on the banks of Yalu River near the Chongsong county of North Korea
October 24th, 2014
Opening the shutters on North Korea
by:Vanessa Ellingham
Imagine being imprisoned for three decades for something your grandfather, someone you had never met, had done. This was the fate of Mrs. Kim Hye-sook, who testified against the North [...]
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syrian refugees in turkey
October 14th, 2014
UN cuts food aid for Syrian refugees
by:Murat Suner
Syria’s civil has resulted in the deaths of an estimated 191,400 people, and displaced almost half of the country’s population, according to the [...]
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barrel bomb hospital
October 10th, 2014
Aleppo's barrel bomb hospital
by:Vanessa Ellingham
A moving new video report from Al Jazeera shows medics in a bombed-out Aleppo hospital struggling to keep their city alive amid barrel bombs dropped by the Syrian [...]
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Dignitaries gather to celebrate the launch of UN Women.
October 08th, 2014
First ever men-only conference on gender equality? Sounds like progress
by:Vanessa Ellingham
When Iceland’s foreign minister announced at last week’s UN General Assembly that his country would host the UN’s first male-only conference on [...]
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August 20th, 2014
What’s the point of the United Nations?
by:Vanessa Ellingham
Syria, Iraq, Sudan, Gaza, Ukraine… What’s the point of the United Nations? Monocle magazine’s radio show The Foreign Desk put this question to UN experts [...]
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More than 80,000 civilians have been displaced amid the recent violence in South Sudan, with many seeking shelter inside UN compounds. © TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images
December 29th, 2013
South Sudan: UN peacekeeping force must protect civilians in peril
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
org:Amnesty International
On Monday evening UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for an additional 5,500 peacekeepers to join the 7,000 UNMISS troops already on the ground [...]
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04-26-2013syriahost
April 28th, 2013
Syrian refugees straining health services in region, UN warns in new report
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:fairplanet
In a recently published report covering the first three months of 2013 in Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon, evidence suggests that more than 1 million [...]
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Delegation of Intervention Brigade in Goma 1
April 27th, 2013
UN Intervention Brigade must consider more aggressive strategy against DRC rebels
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Jack Bicker
The new UN Security Council Resolution 2098, passed at the end of March this year, heralded the creation of a new UN Intervention Brigade in the DRC, [...]
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April 21st, 2013
Women & Rape in Somalia: One Filmmaker's Stance Against Sexual Violence
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Sara Jabril
The presidential election of September 2012 heralded the troubled nation’s first, if awkward, steps towards a free democratic vote in several [...]
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April 09th, 2013
GRANDMOTHER SENTENCED TO DEATH: the 'war on drugs' - more harm than good?
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Jack Bicker
Her head was stooped into her hands, her body slumped in her chair, her tear-filled eyes unable to look up at her accusers; as she received her [...]
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April 07th, 2013
HOPES OF PEACE BUILT ON SAND: solid infrastructure development essential to Sudan's future
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:fairplanet
This weekend, delegates from donor countries and financial institutions will be meeting in Doha, Qatar, and are expected to pledge support for an [...]
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04-05-2013protectjonglei
April 06th, 2013
South Sudan must do more to protect civilians in Jonglei, UN says
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:fairplanet
“It is of the utmost importance that the government continues to call for restraint and engages with all communities to prevent a further [...]
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