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WHO: One in 10 adults in Europe has an alcohol use disorder
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UN Special Coordinator: Lebanon and Israel are teetering on the brink of war
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93 percent of new HIV cases in Eastern Europe and Central Asia are in Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
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UN: In 2023, every 11th person in the world would go hungry, in Africa – every fifth
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UN experts: the verdicts against Gershkovich and Kurmasheva are a warning for all journalists in Russia
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UN humanitarian convoy comes under fire in Gaza
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FAO: Forests threatened by climate change and growing demand for timber
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