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    5 hours ago

    May is . Mental health has been neglected for too long. We need more investment in health services and to keep fighting the stigma of seeking help.

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    May 9

    What is the ❓ Get the facts on this treaty from ⤵️

    What is the #ParisAgreement?
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  3. 3 hours ago

    Amidst an “unacceptably high plateau” in cases and deaths globally, chief on Monday shone a light on last week’s death toll that totalled almost 90 thousand people and 5.4 million reported cases

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  4. 4 hours ago

    Is this the year we overcome the global economic crisis caused by the pandemic? Are our jobs in danger? Who has lost the most in the crisis and what can be done to recover?

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  5. 5 hours ago

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    Starting tomorrow, climate leaders from across Latin America & the Caribbean will meet at . Register now for the first of several regional events building momentum for the climate conference in November:
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  6. 9 hours ago

    UN Humanitarian Coordinator condemns today’s attack on aid workers in Renk, Upper Nile,
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  7. 10 hours ago

    Special Adviser has delivered his final briefing as head of the UN team investigating crimes in Iraq. He said has established ‘clear and convincing evidence’ of genocide against the Yazidi community.

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  8. 10 hours ago

    Any decline in is welcome “but we've been here before” said chief , when countries relaxed public health & social measures too quickly + individuals, “only for those hard-won gains to be lost”.

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  9. 11 hours ago

    Monday’s audio headlines🎙: • East Jerusalem violence needs ‘maximum restraint’: • Condemnation for Afghanistan attack on schoolchildren chief • Sahel lack of investment in farming in spotlight:

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  10. 13 hours ago

    "Today, is launching the “” appeal to raise funds to support WHO’s work in , including the purchase of oxygen, personal protective equipment and medicines"-
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  11. 13 hours ago

    Severe underfunding of the agri-food sector by governments is preventing Africa from reaching its full potential, according to a new report.

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  12. 16 hours ago

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    A generation of children in are growing up knowing only war. Abdulrahman is one of nearly 1 million children supported by 's school feeding programme in areas hardest hit by the .
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  13. 18 hours ago

    As India confronts a devastating wave of COVID-19 infections, with some 300,000 cases a day, securing essential oxygen equipment is “the need of the hour”. That’s the message from Yasmin Ali Haque, Representative of the UN Children’s Fund in the country.

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    21 hours ago

    Today is the first International Day of Argania! The Argan tree and its landscapes contribute to... 🔸food security 🔸nutrition 🔸income generation 🔸the livelihoods of rural communities. 👉

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  15. 21 hours ago

    Pro-democracy protests in Myanmar have been met with a crackdown by security forces. Julia Dean from the UN Country Team in Australia, spoke to Swe Win, Editor-in-Chief of the news agency Myanmar Now, and asked him how vital press freedom is for democracy.

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    May 9

    ❝Before there was safety and now we are at war.❞ Over 6 years of war in Yemen has taken homes and livelihoods. Salem used to be a fisherman. He dreams of returning to the sea one day.🌊🎣🐟 Until then, food assistance from is a lifeline for his family.

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  17. 23 hours ago

    UN Secretary-General expressed deep concern over continuing violence in occupied East Jerusalem, and called on Israel to cease demolitions & evictions, in line with its obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law

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    May 7

    Mental health is just as important as physical health. Check out our tips on taking care of yourself and your child during . 👇

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  19. 24 hours ago

    Methane emissions caused by human activity can be reduced by up to 45% this decade, thus helping to keep global temperature rise to 1.5°C in line with the on , according to a UN-backed report published on Thursday

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    May 8

    1 in 4 people in high-income countries have received a vaccine. In lower-income countries, only 1 in 500 people have had access to a vaccine. The virus is dangerous everywhere if it spreads unchecked anywhere. can we end the pandemic.

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