United Nations
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Indefinite conscription: why so many people are fleeing Eritrea
In Depth Young migrants risk dangerous sea crossings to avoid abuse and forced labour
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Almost 71 million people fleeing conflict and oppression: the worst-affected countries
In Depth UN refugee agency says one person is forcibly displaced every two seconds as worldwide total hits record high
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'Severe' threat to food from decline in biodiversity, says UN
Speed Read Report says 'the foundations of our food systems' are being undermined
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Jamal Khashoggi murdered by Saudi state, says UN probe
Speed Read Prominent critic of Riyadh regime ‘was the victim of a brutal and premeditated killing’
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Paris climate change ‘rulebook’ agreed
Speed Read COP24 summit seals accord, but major issues remain unresolved
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China’s secret Muslim internment camps revealed
Speed Read BBC investigation exposes ‘prison-type structure’ exclusively for Xinjiang’s Muslim minorities
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Why did Nikki Haley resign as US envoy to UN?
Speed Read US ambassador to UN has been ‘one of Trump’s most trusted advisors’ and dismissed rumours she will challenge him in 2020
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Climate change report: what are the risks and what can we do?
In Depth Leading scientists say urgent changes needed to cut risk of extreme heat, drought, floods and poverty
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Donald Trump embraces patriotism over globalism at UN
Speed Read US president uses second address to General Assembly to stress the importance of sovereignty
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The four diseases responsible for majority of human deaths
Speed Read Researchers say more than half of all UN countries will miss targets on cutting premature deaths from quartet of killers
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Everything Donald Trump has threatened to quit
In Depth US president says he may withdraw US from the WTO - so what other pacts has he dumped?
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Why is the UN running out of money?
Speed Read Secretary-General warns member states to pay up or face urgent cuts
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Why has the US quit the UN human rights council?
Speed Read Ambassador calls body ‘a cesspool of political bias’
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Why did UN not act over ‘sex-for-food’ charity scandal?
Speed Read Unpublished report implicates 40 aid organisations whose workers traded food, oil and access to education for sex
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