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Americas
Latin America and Caribbean sees COVID-19 progress, but must remain vigilant
More than half the population of Latin America and the Caribbean has not been vaccinated against COVID-19, a senior official…
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Africa
UN’s top envoy warns Great Lakes Region is ‘at a crossroads’
Speaking at a Security Council meeting on the situation in Africa’s Great Lakes region on Wednesday, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy, Huang Xia, told ambassadors that the countries concerned now…
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Middle East
Taliban backs WHO polio vaccination campaign across Afghanistan next month
The decision by the Taliban leadership to support the resumption of house-to-house polio vaccination across Afghanistan has been welcomed by…
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Africa
With peace restored, Burundi president says poverty is the remaining threat
The President of Burundi said on Thursday that, 60 years after the country’s independence, “the restoration of peace, security, stability and social cohesion are…
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Middle East
King of Saudi Arabia says peace is top priority for his country
The King of Saudi Arabia, Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, said on Wednesday that promoting peace is his Kingdom’s top priority in international affairs. “The foreign policy of the Kingdom gives utter priority…
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Asia Pacific
Afghanistan’s healthcare system on brink of collapse, as hunger hits 95 per cent of families
Afghanistan’s health system is on the brink of collapse, the head of the World Health Organisation, WHO, warned on Wednesday, while on the…
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Генеральный секретарь ООН
Узбекистан будет развивать чистый транспорт и возобновляемые источники энергии – глава государства
COVID-19, отношения с Афганистаном, вопросы экологии – вот главные темы выступления президента Узбекистана в ходе общих прений на 76-й сессии…
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Americas
Brazilian President commits country to climate neutrality by 2050
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro highlighted this Tuesday, in New York, his country’s work on environmental preservation and the fight against climate change. “We anticipated,…
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Генеральный секретарь ООН
Генсек ООН – мировым лидерам: пора проснуться и изменить курс
Нужно бить тревогу и пробудиться ото сна – таков главный призыв Генерального секретаря ООН к мировым лидерам, которые во вторник…
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Africa
Africa faces 470 million COVID-19 vaccine shortfall this year
Africa needs around 470 million doses to accomplish the global of fully vaccinating 40 per cent of its population by the end of the year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said…
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