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Five young women who are making a difference in today’s society

27 May 2019

Women have become the driving force in society. From political platforms to scaling Mt Everest, they surely have shown that time has changed and so the stereotypes must also...

UN chief concerned nuclear ‘coffin’ leaking in Pacific

16 May 2019

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres raised concerns on Thursday that a concrete dome built last century to contain waste from atomic bomb tests is leaking radioactive material into the...

UN chief says world 'not on track' with climate change

12 May 2019

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres launched a brief South Pacific tour in New Zealand Sunday, warning the world was "not on track" to limiting global temperature rises. In a...

UN official blasts violence against Ebola teams in DR Congo

12 May 2019

The UN special representative to DR Congo has blasted rumours that the world body was trying to cash in on an Ebola epidemic that has claimed more than 1,000...

Death tolls rise in surging Israel-Gaza fighting

05 May 2019

Five Palestinians died on Sunday in surging cross-border fighting while Israel alleged that rockets from Gaza killed three people in an Israeli city. In Gaza, at least four Palestinians...

Anti-trafficking campaign 'I am not for sale' grabs global attention

19 Apr 2019

Nigeria's anti-trafficking agency has rolled out its 'Not for Sale' campaign, which has grabbed global attention once again, highlighting the cruelty of human slavery and widespread exploitation. The campaign...

Over 120 killed as Libya rivals battle for Tripoli

15 Apr 2019

Fighting near Tripoli has killed 121 people since strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive earlier this month to take the Libyan capital, the World Health Organization said Sunday. In...

Palestinians denounce Netanyahu's annexation pledge

07 Apr 2019

Israel's leader will face a "real problem" if he follows through with his election campaign promise to annex Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad...

Everything must be done to avoid bloodshed in Libya: UN

06 Apr 2019

UN chief Antonio Guterres pushed on Friday to avoid a military escalation in Libya, meeting commander Khalifa Haftar a day after his troops launched an offensive to take the capital...

MBRF, UNDP observe Knowledge Week in Jordan

05 Apr 2019

DUBAI: The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have concluded Knowledge Week in Jordan, which was held last week, in...

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