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Short articles covering a specific situation in a country of origin. Most often reporting on specific human rights abuses or conflict situations.
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Economic development in Brazil should not come at the expense of human rights – UN expert

16 December 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

Extremists 'terrified of history,' UNESCO chief says, deploring destruction of Arch of Triumph in Palmyra

5 October 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

Safeguarding the cultural heritage of Syria and Iraq is essential for future peace, say senior UN officials

7 September 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

Gaza could become uninhabitable in less than five years due to ongoing 'de-development'– UN report

1 September 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

UNESCO chief deplores killing of two leading scholars of Syrian antiquities

19 August 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

UNESCO launches plan to safeguard Yemen's cultural heritage sites

22 July 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

Amid surging violence in surrounding Northern Mali, Timbuktu heritage sites rebuilt – UN

20 July 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

Yemen: UNESCO deplores destruction of Sana'a heritage site bearing 'soul of Yemeni people'

12 June 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

UN General Assembly calls for an immediate halt to 'wanton' destruction of Iraq's cultural heritage

28 May 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

UN agency calls on Syrians to protect cultural heritage amid uptick in violence

2 April 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

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