Half of Yemen Population Lives on Less Than $2 a Day
After two years of brutal conflict, families in Yemen are increasingly resorting to extreme measures to support their children, said
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Middle East and Africa
Middle East and Africa
UN Security Council Decides to Protect Heritage from Terrorists
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova addressed Friday’s public briefing of the United Nations Security Council on “Maintenance of international peace and
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Criminal Court Extends Prison Sentence of Former Congolese Leader
The United Nations-backed International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday sentenced the former Congolese Vice-President, Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, to another year
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1 in Every 3 People Lives in Underdeveloped World: UNDP Report
A quarter-century of impressive human development progress continues to leave many people behind, with systemic, often unmeasured, barriers to catching
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Civilians Flee Hunger in War-Torn Mosul
The United Nations and its humanitarian partners in Iraq are scrambling to get emergency sites ready amidst a mass exodus
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Syrian Women Urged to Participate in the Political Process
As the United Nations (UN) is planning to resume intra-Syrian talks with the warring parties, it has invited them to
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