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Local people from Watamu, Kenya, work with Local Ocean Conservation to pick up plastic on the beach each Friday.

‘Toxic tidal wave’ of plastic pollution putting human rights at risk

The world must combat the “toxic tidal wave” of plastic pollution that threatens human rights, two UN independent experts said on Thursday.

Ambassador Dennis Francis of Trinidad and Tobago, President-elect of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, addresses a plenary meeting of the General Assembly.

Incoming General Assembly President to prioritize ‘Peace, Prosperity, Progress and Sustainability’

A young boy walks through the streets of Kherson in Ukraine.

Ukraine: Over 1,500 children killed or injured, concern rises over forced transfers

Rainbow flags flying proudly in Christopher Park, New York City, during LGBT Pride Month, June.

UNAIDS celebrates Pride Month, demands decriminalization worldwide

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UN in Bangladesh decries devastating new round of rations cuts for Rohingya refugees

Urgent support needed for Chad, as arrivals from Sudan top 100,000: UNHCR

Oversight’s key to ensure sustainability in outer space: Guterres

UN commends Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia, as final judgement is delivered

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Epsy Campbell Barr, Chairperson of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.

Fighting for ‘the dream of equality and justice’ for people of African descent

Millions of people in the Sahel region of Africa are facing food insecurity caused by consecutive failed rainy seasons, desertification, and a fragile security landscape.

Trafficking in the Sahel: Killer cough syrup and fake medicine

File photo of Serge Brammertz, Chief Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT).

Arrest of Rwanda genocide fugitive marks end of year-long ‘intense investigation’

UNESCO names 18 new Global Geoparks

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Isatou, Mariama, and Fatoumatta no longer have to stop going to classes during their periods, thanks to a UNFPA programme that supports production and free distribution of reusable sanitary pads, including for girls at St. John's School for the Deaf in …

Menstrual Hygiene Day: Putting an end to period poverty

Women Fatoumatta Fatty’s commute on an old, malfunctioning wheelchair takes up to two hours during rainy season in The Gambia, but she is happy joining her co-workers at a sanitary pad production centre, where she takes pride in making products that help women overcome “period poverty” across the country.

The Nigerien army patrols the Sahara desert targetting militant groups including ISIL and Boko Haram.

Trafficking in the Sahel: Guns, gas, and gold

People flee their homes as Cyclone Freddy hits Blantyre city in Malawi.

Avoiding disaster in a dangerous world

A pregnant woman and her daughter wait outside a UNICEF-supported maternity ward in South Sudan.

Best reasons to stand up for mothers this Mother’s Day

Raghuveer Sharma said he felt relieved when he saw the Indian Army at Port Sudan. "We felt an immense sense of relief that our lives may be saved.”

First Person: Caught in the crossfire in Sudan

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UN peacekeepers stand guard in Ménaka in southeastern Mali.

UN ‘blue helmets’: 75 years of service and sacrifice

Over the last 75 years, more than 2 million peacekeepers have served in 71 operations across myriad complex and fragile political, security, and humanitarian landscapes. These “blue helmets” are the “beating heart of our commitment to a more peaceful world”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, marking the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, observed on 29 May.

COVID-19: The virus that shut down the world

Patients are treated for COVID-19 at a hospital in Kramatorsk, Ukraine. (file)

2022 in Photos: Struggle, recovery and hope

Displaced children living in a camp in Djugu, which was visited by Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, during his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Bangladeshi garment employees leave a clothing plant at the end of their working day.

Economic woes dash job prospects in low income countries: ILO

Economic Development Soaring debt levels compounded by high inflation and rising interest rates have dashed job-seekers’ hopes in developing countries, the International Labour Organization (ILO) warned on Wednesday.

Uganda: Guterres voices deep concern as Anti-Homosexuality Act signed into law

Human Rights UN chief António Guterres is “deeply concerned” after Uganda’s president signed into law a punitive so-called “Anti-Homosexuality Act”, the UN Spokesperson said in a statement released late on Tuesday.

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