Secretary-General Appoints Michel Kafando as Special UN Envoy
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced Friday the appointment of Michel Kafando of Burkina Faso as his Special Envoy. Mr.
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Governments Not Keeping Pace with Demand for Higher Education: UNESCO
A new policy paper from the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report and the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) at
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Security Council Unity Can Address Human Rights Violations: UN Chief
Briefing the Security Council, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stressed Tuesday the importance of unity in the 15-member body to
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Investment Needed to Meet Water and Sanitation Targets: WHO
Countries are not increasing spending fast enough to meet the water and sanitation targets under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Nearly 600 Million Children to Have Limited Access to Water
Some 600 million children – or 1 in 4 children worldwide – will be living in areas with extremely limited
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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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