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Helmet and vests of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC), in the traditional UN colors of white and blue.
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peacekeeping

United Nations: stronger political support for UN peacekeepers is needed

Climate Justice Peace
climate change

The triple planetary crisis: Global Foresight Report reveals global shifts

In 1995, a government soldier reads the names of soldiers who are among the survivors or escapees from the fallen city of Srebrenica
genocide, crimes against humanity

International Day of reflection for Srebrenica genocide, 11 July 2024

refugees

Padova: Initiatives for World Refugee Day, 20 June 2024

UN News: A girl plays in Al-Jufaina camp for displaced people in Marib, Yemen.
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Yemen

United Nations: urgent funding appeal for Yemen

Women from the Brazilian delegation attend an indigenous event during the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in December 2023.
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human rights

UNGA: Transform landmark Indigenous rights declaration into reality

United Nations

United Nations: "Anatomy of a genocide", Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Francesca Albanese (2024)

Detail of a class of South American children while they work.
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United Nations

UNESCO: urgent need for new teachers worldwide

un News: Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, was among the human rights experts who issued the statement
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human rights

United Nations: Rights experts call for probe into alleged violations against Palestinian women and girls

UN News: A mother-of-nine, who is suffering from malnutrition herself, cooks a meal for her children in an IDP camp in Aden, Yemen.
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human rights

Yemen: Recent progress overshadowed by fallout from attacks on Gaza, UN envoy reports

People watch a building on fire following a missile attack in Ukraine.
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human rights

United Nations: escalating toll as third year of war in Ukraine looms

UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefs the General Assembly on the work of the Organization and his priorities for 2024
United Nations

“Peace is the UN's raison d’être”: Guterres’ call for action and his priorities for 2024

Alice Nderitu, UN Special Adviser on Genocide, briefs reporters ahead of International Day of Countering Hate Speech (18 June)
© UN Photo/Manuel Elías
United Nations

The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide’s statement on the war in the Middle East

An activist holds anti-death penalty signs outside the US Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.
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human rights

United Nations: Volker Türk voices regret over first ever execution by nitrogen suffocation

Artic ice viewed from aboard the Norwegian Coast Guard vessel, "KV Svalbard", during Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's visit to the Polar ice rim to witness firsthand the impact of climate change on icebergs and glaciers.
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environment

Agrofuels and climate change: a false solution