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  1. Ukraine: UN adds historic Kyiv cathedral and monastery to danger list

    - UN News

    The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has added two of Ukraine’s most historic buildings in Kyiv and another site in Lviv, to its official list of World Heritage sites in danger

  2. Libya floods aftermath: Response continues amid the wreckage

    - UN News

    UN teams are working tirelessly to deliver vital assistance to communities devastated by the unprecedented floods that hit eastern Libya.

  3. UNESCO: 250 million children now out of school

    - UN News

    The number of children missing out on any schooling has increased by six million, bringing the total to 250 million, according to new figures released on Monday by the UN Education, Science, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

  4. Ethiopia: Mass killings continue, risk of further ‘large-scale’ atrocities

    - UN News

    In Ethiopia, war crimes have continued unabated almost a year after a ceasefire was agreed between the country’s Government and forces from the northern Tigray region, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Monday.

  5. UN General Assembly adopts declaration to accelerate SDGs

    - UN News

    Now is the time for a global plan to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are woefully off-track halfway towards their 2030 deadline, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday in New York.

  6. How the UN SDG Summit aims to transform the world

    - UN News

    The centrepiece of the UN General Assembly’s 2023 high-level week, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit, will see world leaders gather in New York on Monday for two intense days of meetings. Their goal: to put the world back on track towards a greener, cleaner, safer, fairer future for all.

  7. Multilingual #AfghanGirlsVoices Campaign to Return Millions Back to School

    - Inter Press Service

    NAIROBI, Sep 18 (IPS) - A Taliban edict is rolling back time in Afghanistan after access to education for all Afghan girls over the age of 12 was indefinitely suspended on September 18, 2021. Afghanistan is the only country in the world where girls are forbidden from attending school beyond the primary level, leaving more than 1.1 million girls and young women without access to formal education.

  8. Treated Wastewater Is a Growing Source of Irrigation in Chile's Arid North

    - Inter Press Service

    COQUIMBO, Chile, Sep 18 (IPS) - The reuse of treated wastewater in vulnerable rural areas of Chile's arid north is emerging as a new resource for the inhabitants of this long, narrow South American country.

  9. ‘Staggering proposition’ reaching SDGs for small island States: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

    - UN News

    Achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can seem link “a staggering proposition” for resource-starved small island developing States, but in Trinidad and Tobago, an “inexorable spirit” is helping the country get closer to realizing the challenging targets.

  10. UNGA78: UN chief brushes off absence of key leaders, says nations must deliver on climate and development promises

    - UN News

    With several high-profile world leaders opting out of the UN General Assembly’s annual opening session next week, Secretary-General António Guterres has said that he cares less about who comes to New York and more about what gets done, especially to revive the lagging Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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