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Like People, Power Tools Need Checkups

Oct. 8, 2016

Study Suggests Genetic Link to Middle Ear Infections

Oct. 7, 2016

UN chief welcomes decision by global aviation body to cut global greenhouse gases

7 October 2016

Haiti: UN emergency fund allocates $5 million to kick-start assistance in wake of Hurricane Matthew

Photo:Hurricane Matthew made landfall in Haiti causing widespread damage in the western cities of

Children in flood-ravaged DPRK face ‘second wave of danger’ as winter rapidly closes in – UNICEF

Photo: Children in Hoeryong City, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), observe the UN in

Labour disparity between girls and boys perpetuates gender stereotypes, UNICEF report shows

Photo:A young girl carries her sibling on her back and firewood on the head.

With record harvests, world’s food import bill expected to fall 11 per cent – UN agency

Photo: A woman pounds cassava to produce flour, in Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Con

THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN IN URGENT NEED IN FLOOD-RAVAGED NORTH KOREA AS BITTER WINTER LOOMS

2016.10.07

Countries back UN agency's landmark framework to curb aviation emissions

6 October 2016

UN-backed treaty concludes summit with ‘game changing’ outcomes for wildlife protection

Photo:The African grey parrot, one of most trafficked birds in the world.