UN Affairs
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Stories from the UN Archive: How the UN was founded amid the ashes of war
Take a front seat to how it all began: the birth of the United Nations amid the ashes of the…
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Algorithms should not control what people see, UN chief says, launching Global Principles for Information Integrity
The United Nations launched new Global Principles for Information Integrity on Monday, emphasizing the need for immediate action to address…
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Stories from the UN Archive: Archivists unerase mystery woman
Too often, women’s names have been erased from history, including at the signing of the landmark Refugee Convention in 1951.…
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UN chief saddened at death of Iranian President in helicopter crash
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, alongside members of the Security Council, has extended sincere condolences to the people and Government of…
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World News in Brief: ‘Gender apartheid’ in Afghanistan, DR Congo rights abuses, reforestation crucial to climate fight
The oppression of women and girls in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in August 2021 is unmatched in terms of scale…
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Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: 5 fast facts
Imagine daily life without your sight, hearing or a limb or living with the challenges of neurodiversity or paralysis. That’s…
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Guterres ‘personally devastated’ over inability of UN to safeguard staff in Gaza, despite best efforts
In a sombre ceremony at the United Nations Headquarters, in New York, the Organization remembered and honoured the 188 personnel…
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Counting down the days: UN’s 218 international days explained
This month will see more global observances than there are days in June, commemorating everything from bicycles to oceans. But,…
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World News in Brief: Menstrual hygiene day, Guterres condemns DPRK missile launch, conflict in Sudan
Today marks World Menstrual Hygiene Day and a joint report from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN Children’s…
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UN updates on probe into allegations of staff collusion during 7 October attacks
A UN office investigating Israeli accusations that 12 staff members from UN Palestine relief agency UNRWA were involved in the…
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