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Wonder Woman named UN honorary ambassador
DC superhero represents empowerment of girls, women
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Canadian initiative to secure peace in Syria
Sunday Scrum panel discusses Canada's ambitions at the UN
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Canada and the UN
Sunday scrum panel discusses Canada's re-engagement with the United Nations
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Geneva concert celebrates music and cultures of Mediterranean
Fifteen international artists from 12 Mediterranean countries have come together to perform at the UN’s offices in Geneva, for the first ever “Mediterranean Concert.” Musicians from Egypt, Lebanon, Spain, France, Morocco and Cyprus among...
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Ban Ki-moon urges global unity at 10th annual EU Development Days
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is in Brussels to debate international development policy as part of the 10th annual EU Development Days. He stressed the need for countries to work together, saying: ‘‘national borders do not defend...
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The teen fighting to protect Canada's water — meet Autumn Peltier
She is the teen fighting to protect Canada's water — meet 13-year-old Canadian Autumn Peltier. She speaks bravely, confidently and passionately, and as a so-called water walker, Peltier pleaded with Justin Trudeau to protect Canada’s...
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Angelina Jolie makes heartfelt plea on BBC program
UN Special Envoy laments breaking down of refugee system
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Where’s the money? UN tax report details billions moving around the world
Companies put the equivalent of 191 billion euros into low tax countries last year according to a new United Nations report. Mostly it went to Luxembourg and the Netherlands. But then billions was shifted out of those two countries near...
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Will the United Nations end the war on drugs?
Former drug warriors are converging on the UN this week to recommend and end to drug prohibition.
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Legislation to legalize pot coming in 2017
Health Minister Jane Philpott spoke to delegates at the UN talks on global drug strategies Wednesday.
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Red from the ‘Angry Birds’ becomes honorary ambassador at the United Nations
Red, the animated character in the upcoming ‘The Angry Birds Movie’, was named Honorary Ambassador for Green on the International Day of Happiness at the United Nations. The appointment is part of the ‘Angry Birds for a Happy Planet’...
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Former foreign affairs minister on Canada's UN bid
Lloyd Axworthy led a successful campaign to get Canada a seat on the UN Security Council in 1998. He talks about our chances for 2021
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Refugee convention “must be applied” in Turkey says UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
EU leaders are set to meet on Thursday and Friday. They are going to be discussing and, they hope, finalising a migration deal with Turkey. Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth has described it as “a stark repudiation of international law...
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Canada seeks 2021 UN Security Council seat
Canada is making a bid to take a seat on the United Nations Security Council for a two-year term beginning in 2021.
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Australia's refugee camps
A look at the dismal state of Australia's refugee camps through the eyes of a family with a one-of-a-kind story.
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Russia denies bombing Syrian hospitals, schools
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Russian warplanes targeted the hospital in Idlib province, destroying it and killing nine people.
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State of the Union: Trade tremors, solving Syria's war
In this edition of State of the Union: French President Emmanuel Macron announces sweeping electoral changes, as Italy grapples with forming a government; the World Trade Organization weighs in with a warning as the US and China lock...
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Canada to rebuild ties with UN
Sunday Scrum panel also talks about NDP Leader Tom Mulcair taking responsibility for his party's crushing defeat last October
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Netanyahu's strong reaction to Kerry's policy speech
Israeli prime minister says U.S. secretary of state's speech 'biased' against Israel
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Climate change: UN report confirms 2015 hottest year since records began
Earth has just experienced the hottest year since records began, according to a report by the United Nations. Greenhouse gases are behind the trend, most scientists believe. Doomsday Clock stuck near midnight due to climate change and...
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The UN declares 2016 the year of pulses
Canadian farmers are doing their best to make sure crops such as beans will be on a lot more dinner plates
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Besieged Syrian Town Plagued by Starvation
WARNING: This story contains graphic images. The starving residents of Madaya, a besieged Syrian town, are making a desperate plea for help.
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Toxic mercury poisons miners by the millions
About 15 million people use mercury in processing ore as they mine for gold in developing countries
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Resolving Syria's civil war
UN Security Council members have unanimously adopted a resolution on Syrian peace process