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WHO Director-General Dr Tedros will lead WHO delegation at the G20 Summit in Hamburg

4 JULY 2017 | GENEVA

New UN report encourages African countries to harness growing tourism sector

Photo:Spectacular Victoria Falls, seen from Livingstone, Zambia.

Amid rising temperatures, UN agency launches video ‘forecasts’ on impact of climate change

Photo:A girl enjoying water fountains amid city summer heat.

Turning national pledges into action crucial in fight against hunger, stresses head of UN agency

Photo:Farmers prepare land to plant turmeric.

Tanzania Must Lift Cruel Ban on Teen Mothers Returning to School

July 3, 2017

Ending occupation only way to lay foundations for lasting Israeli-Palestinian peace – UN officials

Photo:A group of youngsters sit on an abandoned building in Gaza.

UN marks Day of the Tropics with focus on region’s vulnerability

Photo:A resident of the National Tapajos Forest in Brazil collects wild foliage for preparing a m

‘Inclusive, equitable and quality education’ at the heart of high-level UN event

Photo:Students at a university library in Rabat, Morocco.

Uzbekistan: Forced Labor Linked to World Bank

Photo:A woman picks cotton during the 2015 cotton harvest, which runs from early September to lat

UN recognizes young entrepreneurs on Day for micro-, small, medium-sized enterprises

Photo:Portrait of clothing designer Lara Khoury in her studio in Beirut.