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India poised to become world’s most populous nation
24 April 2023
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India is projected to overtake China as the world's most populous country.
India is about to surpass China as the world’s most populous nation in the coming days, the UN population data chief told reporters on Monday…
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First Person: Why indigenous peoples can help save the planet
22 April 2023
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Farming remains the primary source of income for rural families in Myanmar.
On Mother Earth Day, marked annually on 22 April, Naw Ei Ei Min, a member of Myanmar’s indigenous Karen people, explains why indigenous peoples have an important role to play, in protecting the environment and addressing the…
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First Person: Saving the Earth from space
22 April 2023
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Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve on December 24th, 1968.
Ahead of International Mother Earth Day, observed on 22 April, NASA’s Chief Scientist, Dr. Katherine Calvin, shared her terrestrial and intergalactic experiences with UN News and how viewing the Earth from outer space has…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
21 April 2023
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Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Tajikistan on Improved Treatment of Migrants and Asylum Seekers, Ask Questions on Discrimination against the Pamiri Minority and Human Rights Defenders
21 April 2023
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twelfth and thirteenth periodic report of…
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First Person: Aboriginal Australians suffer from ‘violent history’ and ongoing ‘institutional racism’
21 April 2023
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Hannah McGlade, Aboriginal Australian human rights lawyer.
Decisions made at the UN can push governments to improve the rights of indigenous peoples, who still face discrimination, says Aboriginal Australian activist and human rights lawyer Hannah…
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Human, economic, environmental toll of climate change on the rise: WMO
21 April 2023
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A shelf cloud in Zadar, Croatia.
The relentless advance of climate change brought more drought, flooding and heatwaves to communities around the world last year, compounding threats to people’s lives and livelihoods, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday…
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UN coordinator calls for urgent ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Sudan, as death toll mounts
21 April 2023
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Secretary General Antonio Guterres at Press Encounter on Sudan.
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan issued a strong statement on Friday calling on both sides in the military power struggle to “implement humanitarian pauses” allowing civilians…
