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Senior officials call on Israel to halt West Bank demolitions and respect international law
‘Historic moment’ as UN-led forum selects new interim leadership
Madagascar Signs Landmark Agreement with World Bank to Reduce Poverty, Deforestation and Carbon Emissions
Unless COVID is suppressed everywhere, we’ll be ‘back at square one’, Tedros warns
UN welcomes US decision to ‘strengthen its diplomatic engagement’ towards Yemen peace deal
UN rights chief calls for ‘prompt, independent’ probe into girl deaths and disappearance
IMF Staff Concludes Staff Visit to Barbados
Aid agencies renew appeals for aid access to all areas in Ethiopia’s Tigray
Nigeria to Improve Electricity Access and Services to Citizens
Unity, funding and decisive action needed to end FGM and protect millions of girls, UN says
WHO announces updated critical concentrations for susceptibility testing to rifampicin
WHO launches free OpenWHO.org training on rehabilitation for COVID-19
Dispatch of millions of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa expected to start in February: WHO
New Mission Chief for Bulgaria
In Milestone for SOFR Market World Bank Prices Longest Floating Rate Benchmark
US should end use of private ‘for profit’ detention centres, urge human rights experts
First-ever International Day of Human Fraternity focuses on tolerance
Security Council calls for release of Aung San Suu Kyi, pledging ‘continued support’ for Myanmar’s democratic transition
Elections vital to building democratic Palestinian State: UN chief
WHO receives nearly 1 200 entries for second edition of Health for All Film Festival
Nine-year old Ugandan forced to commit ‘horrendous acts’ as child soldier
Warlord found guilty of crimes against humanity in northern Uganda – ICC
World Economic Forum Appoints New Member to Board of Trustees
Human rights experts condemn execution of prisoner from minority community
End impunity for use of chemical weapons in Syria, UN disarmament chief urges Security Council
More countries act against exposure to radon and associated cancer risks
World Bank Announces Winners of TechEmerge Resilience India Challenge
Breast cancer now most common form of cancer: WHO taking action
Detainee torture allegations remain ‘alarming’, UN report reveals
‘Meaningful and inclusive’ dialogue essential to end upsurge in clashes across Central African Republic
‘Make peace with nature’, UN chief urges at Ocean Decade launch
Key workers in 145 countries to receive COVID vaccines under UN-backed initiative
US plan to reform asylum, reunite families, reflects ‘authentic humanitarian values’
UN rights office ‘deeply dismayed’ by Navalny sentencing
IMF Executive Board Reviews IMF Debt Sustainability Framework for Market Access Countries
Special Annual Meeting in Singapore to Take Place in August 2021
Digging for victory in Philippines
COVAX publishes first interim distribution forecast
Urgent steps needed to alleviate suffering in Ethiopia’s Tigray region: Guterres
Michael R. Bloomberg and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus call for global focus on noncommunicable diseases to save lives from COVID-19
Music competition launched to raise awareness of child labour
World Bank Helps Strengthen Bhutan’s Statistical Capacity
Global Investors Drawn to World Bank’s 10-Year US Dollar Sustainable Development Bond
Security Council unity ‘crucial’ to support democracy in Myanmar
Impunity prevails in prisons, amid potential ‘crimes against humanity’ – Bachelet
Pandemic triggers ‘widespread upheaval’ in global fisheries and aquaculture
Decision to designate Houthis a foreign terrorist organization, and how it’s impacting UN
Widespread attacks in DR Congo may amount to crimes against humanity