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Economic Development
Relentless sequence of disasters in Asia-Pacific ‘sign of things to come’, cautions UN regional body
‘Invisible’ crisis of water quality threatens human and environmental well-being: World Bank report
‘We are facing a learning crisis’, UN chief warns on International Youth Day
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Humanitarian Aid, Refugees
With security improving in DR Congo’s Kasai, thousands of refugees head home from Angola
Lack of funds forces UN to close down life-saving aid programmes in Yemen
Tuesday’s Daily Brief: water quality crisis, Yemen and Libya updates, Venezuelan children appeal, ocean protection
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Environment, Shelter
FROM THE FIELD: Argentina Preserving Pristine Forests
Tuesday’s Daily Brief: water quality crisis, Yemen and Libya updates, Venezuelan children appeal, ocean protection
‘Invisible’ crisis of water quality threatens human and environmental well-being: World Bank report
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Women, Children, Population
Steps taken to end Saudi ‘guardianship’ system for women, ‘encouraging’ start
Greater investment in family-friendly policies critical to support breastfeeding – UNICEF
Voices of Afghan women ‘must be heard at the table in the peace process and beyond’ UN deputy chief tells Security Council
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Health, Poverty, Food Security
Friday’s Daily Brief: Education in Africa, Sudan flash-floods, WHO on Ebola, spike in South Sudan violence, Rwanda, Uganda move to normalize relations
Microplastic pollution is everywhere, but not necessarily a risk to human health
Tuesday’s Daily Brief: water quality crisis, Yemen and Libya updates, Venezuelan children appeal, ocean protection
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Culture, Education
School closures triple in Central and Western Africa as education comes under fire
‘We are facing a learning crisis’, UN chief warns on International Youth Day
‘Preserve, revitalize and promote’ indigenous languages, or lose a ‘wealth of traditional knowledge’, UN chief says
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