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Afghanistan
UN reports 30% increase in opium production In Afghanistan
Contrary to the orders of the Taliban leader, 433 tons of opium had been produced in Afghanistan this year New…
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Environment
Worsening air quality puts 11M children under 5 in peril in Punjab, warns UN
Calling for urgent efforts to reduce air pollution, UNICEF says schools closure due to smog disrupts education of 16M students…
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World News
Russia is not ready to let Afghanistan in to the UN
No-one is in a hurry to recognize the Taliban as Afghanistan’s government, Russian U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia New York No-one…
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World News
ISIS Afghan branch steps up activity in Central Asia – UN
Extremist group based in Afghanistan is strengthening its position in Central Asia and Africa, which is causing serious concerns in…
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News
Pakistan, UN drugs control agency jointly launch 2nd phase of maritime security project
‘Improved National Response against Drugs and Contraband Trafficking in the Maritime Domain (Phase II) was launched at a ceremony in…
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Human Rights
Afghanistan: Taliban’s crackdown on women
UN independent human rights experts express profound concern over multiple reports detailing arbitrary arrests, detention and ill-treatment of women and…
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Climate Crisis
The climate crisis is also a health crisis
Additional 250,000 deaths per year will occur in the next decades because of climate change Health has made it onto…
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Climate Crisis
Cooling systems – Major contributors to Climate Change
The more we try to keep cool, the more we heat the planet – UN Report With rising temperatures leading…
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Feature
‘Silent emergency’: Premature births claim a million lives yearly
Preterm birth rates have not changed in any region in the world in the past decade, with 152 million vulnerable…
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News
UN calls on Taliban to end corporal punishment in Afghanistan
UN Mission had documented a range of forms of corporal punishment carried out by the Taliban including lashings or floggings,…
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