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Countries urged to make ‘digital world’ safer for children
Rising Internet connectivity has the potential to transform children’s lives for the better, but also makes them vulnerable to sexual abuse, online harassment and bullying, recruitment by extremist groups, and other risks, according…
Peace icon Mahatma Gandhi’s message of ‘mutual understanding, equality’ reverberates on Day of…
On Wednesday, the global community marks the International Day of Non-Violence, which this year coincided with the 150th anniversary of the birth of the global peace icon who led India to independence, Mahatma Gandhi.
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Subscribe Audio Hub UN General Assembly President upholds value of multilateralism in speech…
The only way to guarantee peace, security and sustainable development is for countries to work together, the UN General Assembly president said in his speech on Monday concluding the annual high-level debate in the Hall.
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We need to stand up now’ for the elderly: urges UN rights expert on World Day
In the coming decade, the number of persons aged 60 or over is projected to grow by 46 per cent, making the increase in those officially classified as elderly, one of the “most significant transformations of this century,'' the United…
Constitutional Committee breakthrough offers ‘sign of hope’ for long-suffering Syrians
There is a “sign of hope for the long-suffering Syrian people” as a Syrian-led, Syrian-owned, credible and inclusive Constitutional Committee is set to start deliberations next month, the United Nations Special Envoy for the country…
Monday’s Daily Brief: Hopes rise for peace in Syria and Yemen, UNGA speeches end, Guterres…
'Sign of hope' for long-suffering Syrians as new committee forms; Yemen prisoner release signals hope for Yemen; Assembly President closes formal Debate; Refugees evacuated from Libya to Rwanda; Multilingualism observed on World Day.…
UN Mission in Haiti calls on protestors, authorities, to refrain from violence
Following days of intensifying protests in Haiti, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Monday the UN was “concerned by reports of violence and arson” across the country.
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Yemen prisoner release boosts hopes of peace at last for war-weary civilians
Hopes for a possible end to the war in Yemen grew slightly on Monday, following the news that nearly 300 detainees have been released as a gesture of goodwill by Houthi forces, pitted against the Government of Abd Rabbu Mansour…
Footage show release of 350 war prisoners in Sanaa
The Yemen Press Agency on Monday obtained footage showing the release of 350 war prisoners in the capital Sanaa. the just-released prisoners are on the exchange prisoner list agreed in the Stockholm Agreement.
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3 killed in Florida small plane crash
At least three people were killed Sunday when a small plane crashed in central Florida, US Media reported.
According to ABC, the “Cessna 421 plane” crashed in a tree-filled area near International Route 44 in DeLand at around 4…