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Racism and discrimination at any level should not be tolerated because it can be a foundation for atrocities. That's according to Charlotte Cohen, a youth adviser to the United Kingdom Holocaust Commission. She's been attending an event at the UN in New York to observe the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims [...]

A UN peacekeeper has died from injuries sustained following an exchange of fire near Ghajar in southern Lebanon. The precise cause of death is as yet undetermined and remains the subject of investigation, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Wednesday Ghajar is north of the Blue Line, a buffer zone, free [...]

Around 3000 child soldiers in South Sudan are scheduled to be released from fighting, according to the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). The children were recruited by the South Sudan Democratic Army’s Cobra Faction. Some had been fighting for almost four years in the country's civil conflict. UNICEF, which is facilitating the process, says close to [...]

Around 150,000 refugees in Uganda will receive reduced food rations from the UN food agency starting Tuesday because of insufficient funding. The ration cut of 50 per cent comes as the World Food Programme (WFP) struggles to raise an additional US$ 30 million for its operations in the East African country for the next six [...]

Palestinian refugees in Gaza are sleeping in the rubble of their destroyed homes and children are dying from hypothermia, according to the United Nations. It follows the suspension of a UN programme to repair houses damaged in a two month conflict last year between Israel and the Palestinian faction Hamas. Daniel Dickinson reports The UN [...]

The Egyptian authorities have been urged by the UN human rights office to end excessive force against protestors. It follows the death of at least 20 demonstrators marking the fourth anniversary of the ousting of former President Hosni Mubarak. One of the victims was leading civil rights campaigner Shaimaa Al Sabagh, whose death was captured [...]

A growing global population means there are likely to be far more than the 850 million vehicles on the roads now, with an even greater demand for fuel than today. At a United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) partner event, fans of natural gas-powered cars explained why they could help meet tomorrow's energy needs. [...]

  Continued fighting in Ukraine has forced an estimated 1,000 children and their families into bomb shelters in the eastern city of Donetsk. UN children's agency UNICEF says there's a serious health risk from diseases such as polio to the country's 7.9 million youngsters. It's calling for an immediate halt to hostilities between government and rebel [...]

The world continues to be haunted by the fate of the millions of Jewish men, women and children who suffered and were killed in the Holocaust. The UN Human Rights chief made the remarks on the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust observed annually on 27 January. This year's [...]

The maintenance of peace across the so-called "Blue Line" that separates Lebanon from Israel has been highlighted as one of the country's greatest achievements of the past three years by the UN's former senior official in Lebanon. Among Derek Plumbly's most important responsibilities at the helm of the Beirut-based UN political office in Lebanon (UNSCOL) [...]

The rights of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community in El Salvador are being highlighted as a result of a campaign supported by the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR). The Libres e Iguales (Free and Equal) campaign was created in response to a reported increase in hate crimes. It's hoped it will [...]

Students of science frequently deal with detailed information expressed in charts, graphs and diagrams. For Indian national Kartik Sawhney, who has been blind since birth, the visual demands of his science studies presented a significant challenge. So he devised a solution; software that allowed him to hear the graphs. On International Day of Persons with [...]

  One hundred years ago in the midst of World War One in Western Europe, an unexpected act of humanity occurred. In an unprecedented event, troops on both fronts of what has become known as the Great war ceased fire, in order to celebrate the holiday season together. On 5 December, the United Nations commemorated [...]

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