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South Sudanese refugees are crossing by foot the Kibali Bridge in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). UNHCR partially rehabilitated the bridge which was in a state of disrepair in order to make possible the relocation.
UNHCR/Gloria Ramazani

UN fails to adopt arms embargo against South Sudan

23 December 2016
General News

A vote to impose an arms embargo and targeted sanctions against South Sudan has failed to garner enough support among the 15 members of the UN

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Managing traffic in central Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
World Bank/Dave Lawrence

Young people are more prone to fall victim to road accidents

20 November 2016
General News

Young people are more prone to fall victim to road accidents than adults according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

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José Lobo.
UN Photo/Matt Wells

If slum-dwellers’ voices are ignored, new cities agenda “will fail”

30 October 2016
General News

If the voices of slum-dwellers are ignored in the New Urban Agenda for world cities, adopted by UN Member States in October, then it “will fail”.

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Hariella Lawson/UN
Priyanka Shankar

Teenager tells UN what it takes for girls to become leaders

17 October 2016
UN Gender Focus

One young woman from the United States has been telling the UN what it takes in her view, to become a civic leader.

Hariella Lawson, 17, says that the key is being open to any opportunities that may arise.

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A picture of the panel discussion displaying Martin Nesirky, Johanna Kuchling, Seth Kramer and Professor Peter Schweitzer (from left to right).
UNIS Vienna

Film focuses on impact of climate change on indigenous communities

8 October 2016
General News

The struggle of indigenous communities in the face of climate change is the theme of The Anthropologist, a movie

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Caleb Orozco. OHCHR Photo/Charles Radcliffe

UN Gender Focus Special: LGBT

22 September 2016
UN Gender Focus

Caleb Orozco’s story of survival

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Representatives of the LGBT Core Group, including Samantha Power (centre), United States Ambassador to the UN, assemble at the rainbow crossing on 1st Avenue and 46th Street. OHCHR Photo/Charles Radcliffe

Rainbow crossing shows LGBT fight continues

19 September 2016
General News

A pedestrian crossing outside the United Nations which has been painted in the rainbow colours associated with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender or LGBT movement is a reminder to world leaders that the fight for equality continues.

That’s according to a senior UN official.

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Filmmaker Reahgan Tarbell holds her infant son, Jacob, after a press briefing at United Nations Headquarters in New York. Photo/UN Radio

UN Gender Focus: indigenous women, domestic workers and fashion industry

15 September 2016
UN Gender Focus

Film gives voice to indigenous Mohawk women in New York City

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon shakes hands with China’s President Xi Jinping and United States President Barack Obama at a climate pact ratification ceremony in Hangzhou, China, on 3 September 2016. China and the US deposited their legal instruments for formally joining the Paris Agreement.
UN Photo/Eskinder

In historic ceremony, UN chief hails China, US for formally joining Paris climate agreement

3 September 2016
Climate and Environment

Visiting the southeastern city of Hangzhou in China, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the leaders of that country and the United States for formally joining the Paris Agreement on climate change today.

"Too many refugees - including children - are forced to stay in detention centres".
UNHCR/Zsolt Balla

Twelve countries report decrease in child refugee detentions

18 August 2016
General News

The number of refugee children in detention centres in 12 countries fell by 14 per cent over the past two years, according to a report launched by the UN R

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