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6 year old Rohingya refugee, Yasin, rests after arriving at a registration center for newly arrived Rohingya Refugees in Teknaf, Bangladesh, on 6 February 2018. His father says that they fled to Bangladesh after soldiers in Myanmar came to their house and beat his son when he was unable to tell them of his whereabouts.

Children suffering ‘atrocities’ as number of countries in conflict hits new peak: UNICEF

28 December 2018

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UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman speaks at the UN Trust Fund fundraising luncheon.

‘Global sisterhood’ tells perpetrators ‘time is up’ for pandemic of violence

11 December 2018

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A group of Japanese women look at the Universal Declaration of Human Rights during a visit to the UN's interim headquarters in Lake Success in February 1950

Worldwide UN family celebrates enduring universal values of human rights

10 December 2018

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Secretary-General António Guterres speaks at the high-level UN-SCO event, at UN Headquarters, in New York.

UN chief highlights action across borders for ‘stable and prosperous Eurasia’

27 November 2018

Peace and Security

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An explosives specialist conducts mine clearance operations after detecting a piece of metal in Afghanistan, where 2,300 casualties as a result of landmines were reported in 2017 alone.

Landmine casualties high for third consecutive year despite record funding, latest monitor reports

21 November 2018

Peace and Security

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A woman walks with her child in Niger. 2018.

World population set to grow another 2.2 billion by 2050: UN survey

17 October 2018

Economic Development

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Collection of ballots for the election of members of the Human Rights Council at the General Assembly on 12 October 2018.

Human Rights Council election: 5 things you need to know about it

15 October 2018

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Burundian refugees arriving from a transition camp in Nyanza are processed at Mahama camp in Rwanda's Eastern Province. (file)

Consequences of severe global funding shortages for refugees and migrants ‘all too real’, warns UNHCR

9 October 2018

Migrants and Refugees

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A man smokes a cigarette at a road side rest stop in rural Nepal.

Tobacco control measures are working, but too slowly in less-developed countries: WHO

1 October 2018

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Young students visiting UNHQ from Turkey pose at the #UNGA sign at the Visitors Plaza.

UN News Daily Guide: more major speeches, migration and human rights, beating TB

25 September 2018

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