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The UN calls for increased action to reduce methane emissions
About a third of global warming is due to methane, a component of natural gas. The UN calls for increased action to reduce methane emissions Climate and Environment […]
Security Council meeting on Syria: UN calls for strengthening the role of women and lifting sanctions
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Kyrgyzstan steps up efforts to combat transport air pollution
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Russia maintains the world’s largest forest reserve: new FAO data on global forest resources
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‘Colossal’ demand for food aid in Gaza amid fragile truce
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Education in spite of prohibitions: women’s radio in Afghanistan
Women entrepreneurs in Parwan province, eastern Afghanistan, participate in business development training. Education in spite of prohibitions: women’s radio in Afghanistan Women Nearly 70,000 women in Afghanistan listen […]
Kyrgyzstan: Chief UN human rights activist calls on authorities to abandon proposals to reintroduce the death penalty
The White House is the official residence of the President and Parliament of Kyrgyzstan in Bishkek. Kyrgyzstan: Chief UN human rights activist calls on authorities to abandon proposals […]
Ukraine: work has begun to restore external power supply to the Zaporozhye NPP
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The story of a Ukrainian psychologist: pain, healing and hope on the front line
Psychologist Irina works for the NGO Proliska (Snowdrop), which is a partner of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The story of a Ukrainian psychologist: pain, healing and […]