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On slavery remembrance day

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On slavery remembrance day, UN chief shines a light on African diaspora's legacy

Shackles used to bind slaves. UN Photo/Mark Garten

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TB and lung cancer vital: No excuse for misdiagnosis!

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Early and accurate diagnosis of TB and lung cancer vital: No excuse for misdiagnosis!

 

Photograph of Dr Natthaya Triphuridet, Thailand’s Pulmonologist is online at: http://bit.ly/1VMr03x

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UN and partners launch 90-day campaign

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Ethiopia: UN and partners launch 90-day campaign to boost drought-relief funding

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Fight against tuberculosis only 'half-won,'

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

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UN strongly condemns terrorist bombings in Brussels

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

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UN refugee agency reaches embattled Yemeni city

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<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.

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What is the Value of a Woman?

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What is the Value of a Woman?

By: Emma Tobin

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UNESCO chief hails poetry as an 'expansion of our common

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

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Caste systems violate human rights

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

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Women, Development And Poverty.

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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.). "In the US that translates to 3% of the population feeding the other 97% and

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