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  1. 7 hours ago

    Many Rohingya refugees sheltering in Bangladesh will soon possess their first-ever identification card, says .

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  2. 9 hours ago

    Fewer migrants are trying to reach Europe but more are dying in the attempt says calling for more rescues, as asks Libya to stop detentions

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  3. 9 hours ago

    Girls groomed to be "human bombs" tell and how they are fighting back against Boko Haram around climate-challenged Lake Chad area. Read our latest from the field

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  4. 10 hours ago

    Overcoming challenges in region ‘doable’ if stakeholders address poverty and put women — ‘backbone’ of society — at centre, says tells UN News.

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  5. 10 hours ago

    06 July: • urges to end • appeals for stronger in Sea • ends 38th session 🔊

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  6. 12 hours ago

    As echoes through cyber space, chief underscores that “torests are critical to livelihoods”

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  7. 20 hours ago

    A collaborative study by , & points to a worldwide shortfall in health care standards, which a WHO expert says must be tackled to achieve .

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  8. Jul 5

    could be for ‘nothing’ if the world’s Governments do not address the low quality of care revealed by a joint , & report, says a global health official.

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  9. Jul 5

    The story of how climate change, terrorism, and the vanishing waters of Lake Chad are threatening centuries of subsistence fishing around the region. is lending support as a high level delegation led by found out on Thurs.

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  10. Jul 5

    UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has seen first-hand how the nexus of security and climate change is affecting the lives of poor women in the Lake Chad basin area who depend on fishing for their livelihoods. She spoke with UN News.

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  11. Jul 5

    05 July: • officials: ’s civilians continue to suffer in crossfire •: ’s warring parties’ have ‘strong desire’ for peace •Joint , & report: All countries fall short on quality 🔊

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  12. Jul 5

    Authorities in Nicaragua need to act now and "take real steps" to prevent further lives being lost during protests, argues Ra’ad Al Hussein chief

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  13. Jul 5

    Envoy Martin Griffiths has briefed the Security Council on the situation in . He was in the country earlier this week for talks with representatives from warring sides who underscored their desire to achieve peace.

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  14. Jul 5

    A joint report by , & finds low-quality health care in all countries, rich and poor, which could diminish the achievement of if not improved.

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  15. Jul 5

    “I call on all parties to redouble efforts to cease hostilities, to allow humanitarian actors to deliver life-saving assistance,” said on Thursday amidst intense fighting in south-west Syria

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  16. Jul 5

    There is ‘no justification for this carnage,’ says after visiting Yemen, where children in need there now outnumber the population of Switzerland.

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  17. Jul 4

    . chief calls for ICC probe into Myanmar Rohingya crisis

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  18. Jul 4

    Mali facing ‘alarming’ rise in rights violations, warns UN expert

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  19. Jul 4

    04 July: •Mali facing ‘alarming’ rise in rights violations, warns UN expert •'Deep concern' over Chinese rights activist Liu Xia’s health •Syria’s Yarmouk is a ‘hell-hole in utter ruins’: 🔊

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  20. Jul 4

    “The responsibility of the State cannot be questioned. It is 100 per cent their responsibility when somebody dies in custody.” , UN Special Rapporteur on , calls for transparency.

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