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One in four thyroid cancer cases registered near Chernobyl site likely caused by radiation exposure – new UN study

25 April 2018
Health

A quarter of all thyroid cancer cases among patients who were children at the time of the Chernobyl accident 32 years ago, are “probably” due to high doses of radiation received during and after the event, the United Nations body reviewing the effects of atomic radiation on human health and the environment has said.

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At Security Council, UN chief calls for ‘quantum leap’ in funding activities to prevent conflict, address root causes

25 April 2018
Peace and Security

Peacebuilding and sustaining peace require a more coherent United Nations strategy, as well a ‘quantum leap’ in funding activities that prevent the outbreak, escalation, continuation and recurrence of conflict, Secretary-General António Guterres said Wednesday.

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DPRK’s suspension of missile tests should lead to ‘irreversible’ commitment to ban nuclear testing – UN-backed treaty body

25 April 2018
Peace and Security

The world’s nuclear proliferation watchdog has welcomed the announcement by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to suspend its nuclear and missile tests and shut down its Punggye-ri atomic test site.

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UN-backed programme logs record high cocaine seizures at seaports in Latin America and the Caribbean

25 April 2018
Law and Crime Prevention

UN-trained law enforcement units have intercepted huge shipments of illegal drugs being trafficked through seaports this year, including 2.8 tons of cocaine at Brazil’s Port Santos, the largest such seizure in the port’s history

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UN-EU conference raises $4.4 billion for war-ravaged Syria; leaders underscore need for political solution

25 April 2018
Humanitarian Aid

International donors at a United Nations-European Union humanitarian conference pledged nearly $4.4 billion on Wednesday to fund critical aid programmes in war-torn Syria throughout 2018.

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Get malaria response ‘back on track,’ UN says, as progress stalls and funding flatlines

25 April 2018
Health

Marking World Malaria Day, the head of the United Nations health agency on Wednesday stressed the need to get the global response against the disease back on track while acknowledging progress that had helped avert millions of malaria deaths, especially among children, since 2000.

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UN enlists youth in combat against violent extremism in Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia

24 April 2018
Culture and Education

With one in four of the world’s 1.2 billion youth affected by some sort of violence or armed conflict, the United Nations on Tuesday launched a project to support new, youth-driven initiatives in education, science, culture and the media to prevent violent extremism in Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia

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Disasters could cost Asia-Pacific region $160 billion per year by 2030, UN warns

24 April 2018
SDGs

Economic losses to disasters in Asia and the Pacific could exceed $160 billion annually by 2030, the United Nations development arm in the region warned on Tuesday, urging greater innovation in disaster risk financing.

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UN-EU conference on future of Syria opens in Brussels with urgent call for international support

24 April 2018
Humanitarian Aid

With the conflict in Syria into its eighth bloody year and human suffering worsening by the day, the United Nations and partners on Tuesday made a major appeal for additional funds, as well as for reinvigorating the stalled UN-led Geneva talks.

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Vaccines are protecting more children than ever, but millions still miss out on routine immunizations – UN

24 April 2018
Health

At the start of World Immunization Week , the United Nations on Tuesday said that while vaccines are protecting more children than ever, more countries need to make immunization a priority, because more than one million children still die every year from vaccine-preventable diseases.