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K-pop band BTS delivers message of hope at UN General Assembly
South Korean K-pop band BTS delivered a “message of hope” in a pre-recorded video posted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday...
Workers lost $3.5tr in wages amid pandemic: UN
GENEVA: The coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavier toll on jobs than previously feared, the UN said on Wednesday, with hundreds of millions of...
World must oppose stigmatisation: Xi
UNITED NATIONS: President Xi Jinping gave a robust defence of China’s ambitions on Tuesday in a speech to the UN, warning against the perils...
Venezuelan president behind crimes against humanity
GENEVA: Venezuela’s president and top ministers are responsible for probable crimes against humanity including extrajudicial killings and the systematic use of torture, UN investigators...
World missing all targets to save nature | UN
PARIS: Countries are set to miss all of the targets they set themselves a decade ago to preserve nature and save Earth’s vital biodiversity,...
UN begins annual meetings with Kashmir on agenda
UNITED NATIONS: The annual meetings of the United Nations began in New York on Monday with Kashmir on the agenda as an unresolved dispute.
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