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Fight against tuberculosis only 'half-won,' UN chief says on World Day

UN strongly condemns terrorist bombings in Brussels as 'an attack on us all'

<h4 id="story-headline">In 'breakthrough,' UN refugee agency reaches embattled Yemeni city with life-saving aid</h4><div id="PhotoHolder3"><a rel="gallery-default" href="http://static.un.org/News/dh/photos/large/2016/February/Yemen_Taiz_OCHA…; id="PhotoCrop" class="lightbox" title="Girls fetching water in Mawyah district, Taiz. This role often falls on the shoulders of girls and young women, often at the expense of their education.

What is the Value of a Woman?

By: Emma Tobin

UNESCO chief hails poetry as an 'expansion of our common humanity' on World Day

Caste systems violate human rights of millions worldwide – new UN expert report

Creating development means creating goods and services of greater value. So now we want to talk not about wealth creation, but about human rights and freedom.

If we study the history of development and poverty, we will find that western farm surpluses are caused mostly by productivity improvements caused by advances in farm machinery and crop chemistry (fertilizers, pesticides, etc.).

Intra-Syrian talks advancing without ‘excessive rhetoric,’ says UN envoy

UN chief concerned that political will to end racial discrimination ‘is under threat’