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WORLD FOOD DAY LIVE: Finding solutions to global hunger | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Everyone has a right to food. World Food Day, marked annually on 16 October, is being celebrated in more than 150 countries and over 50...
Two billion women without access to social protection | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
A UN Women report reveals that policies ranging from cash benefits to healthcare and pensions are not being extended to enough women and...
‘Africa must continue to rise,’ says General Assembly President | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
To meet the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the UN General Assembly President on Monday emphasised Africa’s potential and the...
Farmers cultivate an opium-free future for Laos | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
High in the mountains of Houaphanh province in the north of Laos in an area historically known for opium cultivation, farmers are creating...
Twenty years on: Indonesia ‘better prepared’ following tsunami | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
When Ahmadi, a local storyteller on the Indonesian island of Simeulue, sings a lullaby to his one-year-old grandson, the song is not one...
The world must step up for girls, UN chief says | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
As the world marked the International Day of the Girl Child on Friday, a town hall held at UN Headquarters provided an opportunity for...
The week the world comes to Manhattan: Looking back at UNGA79 | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Every September when UN Headquarters in New York is swamped – massive motorcades, intense security, snipers on rooftops and world leaders...
At Global Citizen Festival, UN deputy chief urges action to achieve development goals | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told thousands gathered in New York’s Central Park on Saturday that although it is easy to be...
LIVE: World leaders meet to tackle superbug scourge | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, is an invisible killer, so world leaders will soon gather at a high-level meeting at UN Headquarters on...
Guterres to world leaders: Stay committed to UN development goals | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for finance, climate action and peace to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals...