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“Climate Apartheid”: South African Climate Activist Kumi Naidoo Slams Inequality at UN Summit
African activists and youth are vocal about the need for urgent action to mitigate the effects of global warming.
Special Report: Revolt at Trump’s Pro-Coal, Pro-Nuclear and Pro-Gas Panel Rocks UN Climate Summit
The Trump administration made its official debut with a forum pushing coal, gas and nuclear power.
Will UN Secretary General Achieve Gender Parity in Leadership Roles?
Has Antonio Guterres revived the organisation's "lost agenda"?
The History of the Persecution of Myanmar’s Rohingya
Some 420,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to neighboring Bangladesh since August this year.
A Preemptive Strike on North Korea Would Be Catastrophic and Illegal
Warmonger or diplomat? Trump has a choice with North Korea.
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No Justice, No Peace for Yemeni Children
Saudi-led airstrikes prompt an urgent call for the UN to protect children in the midst of the deadly two year-long conflict in Yemen.
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As the US Threatened North Korea, 122 Countries Voted to Ban Nuclear Weapons
When it comes to the US and North Korea, it is time for diplomatic overtures to replace threats.
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Will the UN “Leave No One Behind” and Improve LGBTI Health and Well-Being?
Research on the health and well-being of LGBTQI populations is inadequate and incomplete in much of the world.
The Planet Is in Our Hands: Countering Trump’s Climate Crimes
We need a more drastic and rapid transformation of the world's energy system than what the Paris accord called for.
New Inhumane Record: One Person Displaced Every Three Seconds
Nearly 66 million people were forcibly displaced from their homes last year, the United Nation refugee agency has reported.