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Ban welcomes steps by UN maritime agency to limit carbon emissions from international shipping

Photo:Andy Winbow, Assistant Secretary-General and Director, Maritime Safety Division, Internatio

Weight-Loss Surgery May Lower Risk of Pregnancy Complications

Oct. 28, 2016

Persons with disabilities must benefit from – and contribute to – development, says UN expert

Photo:A 9-year-old disabled boy’s wheelchair stands at the entrance of the tent where he and his

Destruction of cultural heritage is an attack on people and their fundamental rights – UN expert

Photo:Destruction shown in April 2016 at the World Heritage site of Palmyra in Syria.

Severe hunger in southern Madagascar likely persist into 2017 due to drought-hit crops, UN warns

Photo:For most children in southern Madagascar, the school lunch is their only nutritious meal of

‘Nothing is more powerful than the human spirit,’ Ban tells memorial honouring fallen UN staff

26 October 2016

'An entire generation could be crippled by hunger' in Yemen – UN food relief agency

Photo: Ahmed, 3 years old, receives treatment for moderate acute malnutrition in a hospital in Ha

El Niño drives concentration of C02 in atmosphere to new high – UN weather agency

24 October 2016

After hurricane, UN assessment finds 800,000 Haitians in dire need of immediate food assistance

Photo:A man works to clear downed trees from his property near the western town of Leoganne, afte

On World Polio Day, UN kicks off weeklong campaign to immunize 5.8 million Iraqi children

Photo:Women wait to have their children vaccinated against polio in a health centre in Erbil, Kur