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Decades of progress in reducing child deaths and stillbirths at risk, UN warns
25 March 2025
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Newborns at a maternity and childrens hospital in in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
The number of children around the world dying before their fifth birthday stands at a record low – but this achievement is under threat due to a chronic lack of investment in routine humanitarian work and…
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Crimes of the transatlantic slave trade ‘unacknowledged, unspoken and unaddressed’
25 March 2025
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Details from the permanent memorial in acknowledgement of the tragedy and in consideration of the legacy of slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
The transatlantic slave trade may have ended centuries ago but its legacy is ever present, the UN Secretary-General said…
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‘Fragility and hope’ mark new era in Syria amid ongoing violence and aid struggles
25 March 2025
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The Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen (centre), talks to the media at Sednaya prison.
UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen briefed the Security Council on Tuesday, pointing to the devastating violence on the coast earlier this month, which marked a grim…
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Migrant deaths in Asia hit record high in 2024, UN data reveals
25 March 2025
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A border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan. (file)
The year 2024 marked the deadliest on record for migrants in Asia, with at least 2,514 lives lost along the region’s perilous migration routes, according to new data from the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM…
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World News in Brief: Alarm over Türkiye detentions, Ukraine update, Sudan-Chad border emergency
25 March 2025
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The skyline of Istanbul in Türkiye. The city's mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has been removed from office and charged with corruption. Over 90 people have been detained by authorities during subsequent protests.
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) expressed major concern on…
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Niger: Mosque attack which killed 44 should be ‘wake-up call’, says rights chief
25 March 2025
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Soldiers of the Niger army patrol on the border with Nigeria in the south of the country.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned the recent attack on a mosque in Kokorou village, in western Niger, in which at least 44 worshippers were killed and…
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‘Racism requires ignorance’: How art and culture can help end racial discrimination
24 March 2025
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Sarah Lewis, Associate Professor at Harvard University and Founder of Vision & Justice, addresses the UN General Assembly Commemorative meeting on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Despite significant progress over…
