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UN says world leaders must act: More than 80 million people displaced in ‘bleak milestone’
December 11, 2020The coronavirus pandemic, war, violence, and persecution continue to force people to flee from their homes, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) report said. It called for action from world leaders to address the crisis.
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Treaty banning all nuclear weapons will become international law
October 27, 2020Historic moment reached in the decades-long struggle for nuclear disarmament.
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‘We Charge Genocide’—Forerunner at UN of Black Lives Matter
July 30, 2020The police killing of George Floyd on May 25 provoked demonstrations worldwide.
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UN human rights chief brands Israel’s annexation of more Palestinian land illegal
July 1, 2020Annexation of Palestinian land is illegal, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said yesterday, urging Israel not to proceed along a dangerous path which will create shockwaves lasting decades.
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UN: Rising worldwide income inequality produces political turmoil
February 24, 2020Income inequality is increasing worldwide and within specific nations, and that’s producing political turmoil, too, a recent United Nations report says.
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