Secretary-General António Guterres (left) at a joint press briefing with President Faustin Archange Touadera of the Central African Republic on 25 October.

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UN chief reaffirms international support to the Central African Republic

27 October 2017

It is now time to end the violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) and consolidate democracy, the UN Secretary-General told the country’s legislators on Friday.

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On 13 February 2017, first-grade students in eastern Ukraine, including 6-year-old Sasha (in red sweater), participate in a drill to practice their response to a shelling.

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“Multiple and grave violations” committed by Russia in Crimea

25 September 2017

General News

“Multiple and grave violations” of human rights have occurred across Crimea, since it was occupied by Russian forces in March 2014.

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UN Daily News Programme 25 July 2017

25 July 2017

General News

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, with Jocelyne Sambira and Matt Wells.

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Ruben Pagés of UNAIDS and Hayley Gleeson of the International Planned Parent Federation in the UN News studios.

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Stigma-free access to sexual health care a must for youth

21 July 2017

General News

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) took centre stage this w

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In her first visit to the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Nobel Peace Prize winner, Malala Yousafzai met displaced children at a tent school in Hasansham U3 camp to highlight their needs and their right to access education.

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UN Messenger of Peace Malala inspires displaced girls in Iraq

21 July 2017

General News

Nobel laureate and UN Messenger of Peace Malala Yousafzai is urging world leaders to support the right of every child to go to school.

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UN Daily News Programme 20 July 2017

20 July 2017

General News

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, with Dianne Penn and Matt Wells.

In today's programme: progress in the fight against HIV, but children still at risk; and: drought in North Korea is affecting food production.

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UN Daily News Programme 18 July 2017

18 July 2017

General News

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, with Dianne Penn and Jocelyne Sambira.

In today’s programme: Children “increasingly targeted” in CAR violence; and we hear how Arab States are faring in the global push to eliminate hunger and other challenges.

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In 1995, a government soldier reads out the names of soldiers who are confirmed survivors or escapees from the fallen city of Srebrenica. UNICEF/NYHQ1995-0553/LeMoyne

News in Brief 11 July 2017 (AM)

11 July 2017

News in Brief

UN honours memory of Srebrenica victims

The United Nations is this Tuesday remembering and honouring the thousands of men and boys slaughtered 22 years ago in the town of Srebrenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Balkan Wars.

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