Global Unemployment Expected to Rise in 2017: Report
The global unemployment rate is expected to rise modestly from 5.7 to 5.8 per cent in 2017 representing an increase
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Over 1 Billion Tobacco Smokers in the World: Report
Policies to control tobacco use, including tobacco tax and price increases, can generate significant government revenues for health and development
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Has the United Nations Become a Private Club for Entertainment?
According to the United Nations (UN), the year 2016 was a challenging one for the international community. The world body
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António Guterres Selects Amina Mohammed as UN Deputy Chief
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General-designate, António Guterres, announced Thursday that he will be appointing Amina J. Mohammed of Nigeria as
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What Are the Housing and Urban Development Challenges?
In the context of growing urbanization in different forms, ministers and senior officials of 68 countries from the Asia Pacific
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Can New Chief António Guterres Make UN a Relevant Outfit?
By Rakesh Raman As the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon failed to control increasing cases of civil unrest, armed conflicts, terrorism,
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