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Tanzania urged to provide more information on suspected Ebola case
Authorities in Tanzania have been urged by the UN to supply further information about the death of an individual from suspected Ebola Virus Disease earlier this month in the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam.
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Hate speech in the digital world a ‘critical obstacle for LGBTI people’: UN’s Bachelet
In the fast-growing digital age, hate speech can represent “a critical obstacle for LGBTI people” using online platforms, the UN’s top rights official told participants at a high-level segment on the matter on Tuesday.
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Time to pay up: UN summit to push for development finance breakthrough
A sustainable global economy – one that preserves the planet and improves lives everywhere – is also a huge opportunity to create new jobs and market opportunities worth trillions of dollars, says the UN. But to make it happen, the…
Salvation Government Rejects Many Parts of the 2nd Report of International Experts Group on Yemen
The National Salvation Government confirmed on Wednesday that 2nd report of the International Expert Group on Yemen didn't show neutrality and was designed to serve the countries of coalition, "it just didn’t tell the truth," said an…
Death Toll of US- Saudi-led coalition Massacre in Al-Dhalea Rises to 16, Mostly Women and Children
The death toll of US-Saudi-led coalition airstrikes that targeting a citizen’s house in Al-Dalea governorate has rose to 16 martyrs, mostly women and children.
"The victims toll of the aggression airstrikes on the house of Abbas al-Halmi…
Actions not words: what was promised at the UN’s landmark climate summit?
UN Secretary-General warned leaders not to come to his landmark Climate Action Summit with beautiful speeches, but to present concrete plans for cutting harmful greenhouse gas emissions, and strategies for carbon neutrality by…
UN welcomes ‘most comprehensive agreement ever’ on global health
Describing it as an “important landmark” on our “journey to health for all”, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday welcomed the UN Political Declaration on universal health coverage, or UHC, which commits countries to advance…
UN chief announces progress on committee to shape Syria’s political future
UN-led discussions to secure a peaceful future for the people of Syria have resulted in agreement by the country’s Government and opposition representatives to the formation of a new Constitutional Committee in a bid to end the…
Hate speech exacerbating societal, racial tensions with ‘deadly consequences around the world’, say…
Hate speech, both online and offline, has “exacerbated societal and racial tensions, inciting attacks with deadly consequences around the world”, according to an open letter released on Monday by nearly two dozen independent United…
Collective action now, the only way to meet global challenges, Guterres reaffirms in annual report
The global challenges of our time beg global solutions, and we must continuously demonstrate the merits of multilateral cooperation, the Secretary-General said on Monday, launching the 2019 United Nation’s annual report.
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