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United NationsFor more than 400 years, over 13 million Africans were trafficked across the Atlantic Ocean. Secretary-General stressed that it was incumbent on everyone to fight slavery's legacy of racism. Teaching the history of slavery can help guard against humanity's most vicious impulses, he said.
Fight slavery’s 'legacy of racism' through education: Guterres
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United Nations · IndiaMary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders made this comment days after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) formally arrested jailed Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society programme coordinator Khurram Parvez. The NIA said the case relates to the terror funding of proscribed terrorist organisations.
India must immediately end crackdown on Kashmiri human rights defenders: UN expert
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First Person: The Indonesian power ranger
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Narendra Modi · IndiaFor the first time in more than a decade, the number of people dying from tuberculosis (TB) rose last year due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, conflicts and other crises, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
World Tuberculosis Day: WHO ramps up initiative to combat killer disease
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Europe · TehranIran's authorities have committed violations in recent months that may amount to crimes against humanity, a U.N.-appointed expert told the Human Rights Council on Monday, citing cases of murder, imprisonment, enforced disappearances, torture, rape, sexual violence and persecution.
Iran violations may amount to crimes against humanity - UN expert
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Inequality · New YorkA new analysis from the UN children's agency, UNICEF, shows that some 190 million children in 10 African countries are at the highest risk from a convergence of three water-related threats - inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); related diseases; and climate hazards.
Africa: 190 Million Children at Risk From Water-Related Crises - UNICEF
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Antonio Guterres · New YorkUnited Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced on Thursday that Cindy McCain, widow of the late U.S. Republican Senator John McCain, will lead the U.N. World Food Programme.
UN chief names Cindy McCain to run World Food Programme
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Antonio Guterres · BaghdadUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Iraq for his first visit in six years Tuesday. He is due to meet Wednesday with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, as well as representatives of women's and youth rights groups. He will then travel on to Qatar, where he will attend the summit of the Least Developed Countries.
UN Secretary General visits Iraq for the first time in six years
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