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UN calls for new tool to find 100,000 Syrians missing

UN calls for new tool to find 100,000 Syrians missing

Top UN officials called for creating a new institution to help locate tens of thousands of missing Syrians and bring peace to their families, as the General Assembly debated on Tuesday the human rights situation in the country. UN Secretary-General…
At least 29 migrants died after two boats sank off Tunisia’s coast

At least 29 migrants died after two boats sank off Tunisia’s coast

At least 29 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died when their two boats sank off the coast of Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, the Tunisian coast guard said on Sunday. Separately, in the last four days,…
UN calls for rapid, ambitious action to tackle climate crisis

UN calls for rapid, ambitious action to tackle climate crisis

The world has the tools to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to secure a sustainable future if more ambitious actions are taken, a United Nations report has said, noting that actions taken so far are not enough to tackle the…
Over 40 thousand people died due to drought in Somalia

Over 40 thousand people died due to drought in Somalia

According to the most recent World Health Organization study, the drought in Somalia has contributed to the deaths of approximately 43,000 individuals. The primary reasons of death, according to the research, which was created in partnership with the Somalia Ministry…
UN’s Secretary-General confirms racial discrimination targets entire world

UN’s Secretary-General confirms racial discrimination targets entire world

On the UN’S International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the UN’s Secretary-General António Guterres, said that, “Racial discrimination is a deeply damaging and pervasive abuse of human rights and human dignity that affects every country.” Guterres added that,…
World marks UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

World marks UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

The UN’S International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination serves as a chance to examine the progress made by humanity in the modern world by looking at statistics on one hand and advertisements and claims on the other hand.…
Free Muslim Organization sends message on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Free Muslim Organization sends message on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

The Washington-based International Nonviolence Organization (Free Muslim) published a message on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, marked 21st of March, calling on the International Community to deplore the racist policies practiced by major countries towards African…
New UNICEF report shows 190 million children in Africa at risk of water-related diseases

New UNICEF report shows 190 million children in Africa at risk of water-related diseases

A new analysis from the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, published on Mrach. 19 shows that some 190 million children in 10 African countries are at the highest risk from a convergence of three water-related threats – inadequate water, sanitation, and…
Human Rights: A quarter of humanity now lives in places affected by conflict

Human Rights: A quarter of humanity now lives in places affected by conflict

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warned on Tuesday that a quarter of humanity today lives in places affected by conflict, a scenario in which civilians bear the brunt of the suffering. “The contempt for human beings reaches agonising…
Africa is increasingly drier: Economic research estimates reduction in income due to desertification

Africa is increasingly drier: Economic research estimates reduction in income due to desertification

According to a new economic research, results show that between 1995 and 2005, soil aridification led to a global loss of approximately 1.7 million tons of corn, 81,000 tons of rice, 786,000 tons of soybeans and 430,000 tons of wheat,…
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