In America, a student was killed and a female student was injured in a shooting outside a high school

In America, a student was killed and a female student was injured in a shooting outside a high school

Parents are outside the school to pick up their children after the shooting. A student was killed and a female student was injured in a shooting outside a high school in the American city of Arlington. According to the report of the American Broadcasting Corporation, the police received a report of a shooting outside the…

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Pakistan: 10 million deprived of safe drinking water in flood-affected areas

Pakistan: 10 million deprived of safe drinking water in flood-affected areas

The crisis has left families in the flood-affected areas with no choice but to use potentially contaminated water. “Safe drinking water is not a privilege, it is a basic human right”, said UNICEF Representative in Pakistan, Abdullah Fadil. “Yet, every day, millions of girls and boys in Pakistan are fighting a losing battle against preventable…

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School meals fuel young minds, but most vulnerable still missing out: WFP

School meals fuel young minds, but most vulnerable still missing out: WFP

Amid the current global food crisis, with many families struggling to put food on the table, governments are increasingly seeing the value of these initiatives, according to the State of School-Feeding Worldwide report. Critical safety net School meals are a critical safety net for vulnerable children and households at a time when some 345 million…

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UN upholds fight for a fairer world on anti-racism day

UN upholds fight for a fairer world on anti-racism day

The annual ceremony to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is held to remember the 21 March 1960 Sharpeville Massacre in apartheid South Africa.  This year’s commemoration also coincides with the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).  General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi addresses the…

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Extreme weather: UN global early warning initiative ‘fast-tracked into action’

Extreme weather: UN global early warning initiative ‘fast-tracked into action’

UN chief António Guterres convened an Advisory Panel of top UN agency officials which met for the first time to inject more “political, technical and financial clout to ensure that Early Warnings for All becomes a reality for everyone, everywhere”, said WMO in a press release. Tuesday’s panel included development banks, humanitarian organisations, civil society…

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