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Economic Development
São Tomé and Príncipe is due to graduate from its current status as one of the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a journey that is testament to its economic successes, but is not without challenges, as Eric Overvest, the senior UN official in the country, tells UN News.
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Photo Story: South African peacekeepers display courage and compassion wherever they serve
South Africa first provided peacekeepers to the United Nations in 1999 when it joined the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC). It has been a consistent contributor ever since. Today, South Africa provides 1,189 military and police personnel to UN Peacekeeping making it the 15th largest contributor among all UN Member States. More than 1,100 still serve in the DR Congo with MONUSCO, the successor mission to MONUC.
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Human Rights
“The most serious human rights violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran over the past four decades” have been committed since the death in police custody of Jina Mahsa Amini on 16 September 2022, Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran said on Monday.
Climate and Environment
A new analysis from the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, shows that some 190 million children in 10 African countries are at the highest risk from a convergence of three water-related threats – inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); related diseases; and climate hazards.