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Americas
First Person: Sweet taste of modern beekeeping
Beekeepers in the southern Haitian commune of Bonbon are creating a buzz around honey in an area which is recovering…
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Africa
First Person: Hope and shelter, amid the fighting in Burkina Faso
For the last three years, a retired cook in northern Burkina Faso has been providing shelter for people displaced by…
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Asia Pacific
First Person: ‘We saw people running from the tsunami, screaming’
When a tsunami swept over much of Tonga last weekend, Joseph Sikulu, a Tongan national, was in Sydney, Australia, exiled…
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Middle East
First Person: Discovering the reality of life in Iraq
UN Public Information Officer Brenden Varma recently returned from a six-month stint in Iraq, where he helped to promote participation in…
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Middle East
First Person: The entrepreneur helping Middle Eastern women enter the digital economy
Mona Ataya, a Palestinian-Lebanese entrepreneur based in the United Arab Emirates, runs the largest online marketplace for mothers in the…
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Americas
First Person: Cultivating Haiti’s future
Farmers in south-west of Haiti are cultivating a future for the country as they continue to work their land despite…
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Africa
First Person: ‘Disability reminds us that there is no such thing as normal’
Eddie Ndopu, an award-winning disability activist from South Africa, and one of 17 United Nations advocates for the Sustainable Development…
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Asia Pacific
First Person: ‘Bridge the gap between indigenous youth and the world’
Nadya Zafira, an international relations student at Indonesia’s Gadjah Mada University, won a writing competition for her letter to UN…
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Middle East
First Person: The ‘bravery’ of Afghanistan’s girls and women
Afghanistan’s girls and women are showing “bravery” in the face of real “fears and pressures” following the formation of the…
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Americas
First Person: A life dedicated to indigenous rights in Brazil
For almost 30 years, Brazilian activist Joenia Wapixana, has been fighting for indigenous land rights and against “institutionalized discrimination” in Brazil. In a special interview with UN News, to mark the 20th anniversary of the Durban Declaration…
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