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File photo of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, briefing the UN Security Council on Libya in May 2019.

Secretary-General welcomes US decision to lift sanctions against ICC officials

3 April 2021
Health
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An increasing number of older people are suffering from substance abuse.

Drug use among older persons a ‘hidden epidemic’, narcotics experts warn

25 March 2021
Health
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In Afghanistan, bakeries prepare a special type of cookie, called “Kulcha-e Nowrozi,” which is only baked for Nowruz. Other special dishes include “Haft Mewa,” a fruit salad made from seven different dried fruits, and “Samanak” made by women in a special ceremony that includes singing.

Spirit of Nowruz ‘more vital than ever’, Guterres says, marking International Day

21 March 2021
Culture and Education
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Five years of conflict In Yemen has displaced 4 million people and left many facing death as widespread hunger stalks the nation.

‘If you don’t feed people, you feed conflict’, UN chief tells Security Council

11 March 2021
Peace and Security
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Wearing a full protective suit, a women doctor who leads a group of volunteer medical professionals attending to COVID-19 patients and persons under investigation at a community hospital in the Philippines.

UN highlights transformative power of equal participation, marking International Women’s Day

8 March 2021
Women
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As part of the World Bank's Education Quality Improvement Programme, students study biology at Sofia Amma Jan Girl's School in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan.

‘Women and girls belong in science’ declares UN chief  

11 February 2021
Women
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The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine is expected to be distributed in the first half of 2021 as part of COVAX.

Key workers in 145 countries to receive COVID vaccines under UN-backed initiative

3 February 2021
Health
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Thirty-two-year-old Syrian refugee Wafaa pins her three-year-old daughter Yasmine's hair at their home in Barja, Lebanon. They are awaiting resettlement to Norway.

Refugee resettlement numbers fall to lowest in two decades: UNHCR 

19 November 2020
Migrants and Refugees
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World Food Programme (WFP) food distribution in Kaya, Burkina Faso.

Aid agencies call for urgent action to prevent famine in hunger hotspots

6 November 2020
Humanitarian Aid
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A young girl stands outside her shelter in the in Fazal Baig district, near Kabul. (file)

Protect children and relief workers caught up in conflict, urges UN rights envoy

2 November 2020
Peace and Security
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