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World hunger on the rise as 820m at risk, UN report finds
07/15/2019. Eliminating hunger by 2030 is an immense challenge, say heads of UN agencies
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The End of the World As We Know It
06/03/2019. After three decades of moving toward a single global market governed by the rules of the World Trade Organization, the international order has undergone a fundamental change.
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Council of Despair? The Fragmentation of UN Diplomacy
04/30/2019. To overcome dysfunction and retain credibility, the council’s members should prioritise the few cases where international cooperation is still possible.
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7 ways business can be agents for peace
05/28/2019. Recent research by the UN and the World Bank points to an urgent need for the international community to refocus on building peaceful societies and preventing violent conflict, which they calculate could save between $5 billion and $70 billion…
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Worldwide displacement tops 70 million
06/19/2019. This is the highest level that UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has seen in its almost 70 years.
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A ‘strong and united Europe’ has never been more needed, declares UN chief Guterres
05/30/2019. “This is the moment in which we need to restore trust. Trust between people and political establishments. Trust between people and the institutions. Trust between people and international organizations”
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Statement by Michel Veuthey
05/17/2019. Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2019)
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Bakhita centre for female victims of trafficking inaugurated in Lagos
04/02/2019. The “Bakhita Empowerment” centre is an initiative of the Order of Malta with the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Louis for protecting and rehabilitating young women victims of prostitution and human trafficking when they return to Nigeria.
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Rules in War – A Thing of the Past?
05/10/2019. Rapid changes in warfare pose stark, complex challenges for international humanitarian law (IHL).
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Crisis news in 60 seconds: April 2019
04/22/2019. This month, the International Rescue Committee’s crisis news roundup looks at Zimbabwe in the wake of the disastrous Cyclone Idai ...
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