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Forced To Give Birth After Rape, Honduran Woman Seeks UN Remedy
On a November day in 2015, Fausia went to fetch water from a river near her home in rural Honduras. She was attacked by two men who beat and kicked her and put a knife to her throat.
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Waterborne Diseases Spread In Gaza Due To Heat, Unsafe Water: UN
Waterborne diseases are spreading in Gaza due to a lack of clean water and rising temperatures, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Gaza said on Friday.
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UN Says 61 Trucks Carrying Medical Supplies Deliver Aid In Northern Gaza
The United Nations on Saturday said 61 trucks carrying medical supplies, food, and water had delivered their payloads in northern Gaza, as a pause in fighting allows aid to enter the besieged coastal territory.
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61 UN Trucks Deliver Aid In Northern Gaza
The United Nations on Saturday said 61 trucks carrying medical supplies, food and water had delivered their payloads in northern Gaza, as a pause in fighting allows aid to enter the besieged coastal territory.
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Gaza Civilians Face "Immediate Possibility Of Starvation" Amid War: UN
The UN's World Food Programme said Thursday that civilians in Gaza faced starvation because food and water had become "practically non-existent".
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What Is Gaza's Situation As Israel Strikes At Hamas? UN Puts Out A Report
No power supply, a looming food and water crisis, more than 3 lakh people displaced and over 1,100 dead - as Israel strikes backs after Hamas' shocking attack, the Gaza Strip is living its worst nightmare
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un Calls For Strengthening Naval Forces
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for strengthening the country's naval forces, accusing the United States of turning waters near the Korean peninsula into "the most unstable waters with the danger of a nuclear war."
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UN Atomic Watchdog Backs Japan, Says Water Released From Plant Below Limit
The tritium concentration in the wastewater from the stricken Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant, which Japan began releasing into the Pacific Ocean Thursday, is well below the operational limit, the UN nuclear watchdog said.
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Ukraine Dam Breach Sparks Alarming Food Security Concerns: UN's Griffiths
The United Nations on Tuesday said the breach of the huge Soviet-era dam on the Dnipro river in Ukraine will have a huge impact on global food security, lead to a rise in food prices and could cause drinking water problems for hundreds of thousands.
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Concerning Water Levels At Ukraine's Nuclear Plant: UN Watchdog
The U.N. atomic watchdog said on Sunday that it needs wider access around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to check "a significant discrepancy" in water level data at the breached Kakhovka dam used for cooling the plant's reactors.
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Nuclear Plant Near Destroyed Ukraine Dam Safe For Now, Says UN Watchdog
Ukraine's dam break is posing "no short-term risk" to Europe's biggest atomic plant, despite falling water levels in a reservoir used to cool its reactors, according to the UN's nuclear watchdog agency.
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"No Immediate Risk" At Ukraine Nuclear Plant After Dam Breach: UN Watchdog IAEA
The UN's nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday that it saw "no immediate nuclear safety risk" but was exploring options to get water to keep cooling Europe's biggest atomic plant after a dam in southern Ukraine was damaged.
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Pakistan In "Critically Water Insecure" Category: UN Report
A report published in the United Nations Institute of Water, Environment, and Health has placed Pakistan and 22 other countries in the "critically water insecure" category, Dawn reported.
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India Likely To Be Severely Affected By Water Scarcity By 2050: UN Report
India is expected to be the most severely affected as the global urban population facing water scarcity is projected to increase from 933 million in 2016 to 1.7-2.4 billion people in 2050, a flagship UN report said on Tuesday.
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"Vampiric Overconsumption" Water Use Leading To Imminent Global Crisis, UN Warns
Humanity's "lifeblood" -- water -- is increasingly at risk around the world due to "vampiric overconsumption and overdevelopment," the UN warned in a report, published hours ahead of a major summit on the issue was set to begin Wednesday.
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Forced To Give Birth After Rape, Honduran Woman Seeks UN Remedy
On a November day in 2015, Fausia went to fetch water from a river near her home in rural Honduras. She was attacked by two men who beat and kicked her and put a knife to her throat.
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Waterborne Diseases Spread In Gaza Due To Heat, Unsafe Water: UN
Waterborne diseases are spreading in Gaza due to a lack of clean water and rising temperatures, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Gaza said on Friday.
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UN Says 61 Trucks Carrying Medical Supplies Deliver Aid In Northern Gaza
The United Nations on Saturday said 61 trucks carrying medical supplies, food, and water had delivered their payloads in northern Gaza, as a pause in fighting allows aid to enter the besieged coastal territory.
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61 UN Trucks Deliver Aid In Northern Gaza
The United Nations on Saturday said 61 trucks carrying medical supplies, food and water had delivered their payloads in northern Gaza, as a pause in fighting allows aid to enter the besieged coastal territory.
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Gaza Civilians Face "Immediate Possibility Of Starvation" Amid War: UN
The UN's World Food Programme said Thursday that civilians in Gaza faced starvation because food and water had become "practically non-existent".
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What Is Gaza's Situation As Israel Strikes At Hamas? UN Puts Out A Report
No power supply, a looming food and water crisis, more than 3 lakh people displaced and over 1,100 dead - as Israel strikes backs after Hamas' shocking attack, the Gaza Strip is living its worst nightmare
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un Calls For Strengthening Naval Forces
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for strengthening the country's naval forces, accusing the United States of turning waters near the Korean peninsula into "the most unstable waters with the danger of a nuclear war."
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UN Atomic Watchdog Backs Japan, Says Water Released From Plant Below Limit
The tritium concentration in the wastewater from the stricken Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant, which Japan began releasing into the Pacific Ocean Thursday, is well below the operational limit, the UN nuclear watchdog said.
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Ukraine Dam Breach Sparks Alarming Food Security Concerns: UN's Griffiths
The United Nations on Tuesday said the breach of the huge Soviet-era dam on the Dnipro river in Ukraine will have a huge impact on global food security, lead to a rise in food prices and could cause drinking water problems for hundreds of thousands.
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Concerning Water Levels At Ukraine's Nuclear Plant: UN Watchdog
The U.N. atomic watchdog said on Sunday that it needs wider access around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to check "a significant discrepancy" in water level data at the breached Kakhovka dam used for cooling the plant's reactors.
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Nuclear Plant Near Destroyed Ukraine Dam Safe For Now, Says UN Watchdog
Ukraine's dam break is posing "no short-term risk" to Europe's biggest atomic plant, despite falling water levels in a reservoir used to cool its reactors, according to the UN's nuclear watchdog agency.
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"No Immediate Risk" At Ukraine Nuclear Plant After Dam Breach: UN Watchdog IAEA
The UN's nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday that it saw "no immediate nuclear safety risk" but was exploring options to get water to keep cooling Europe's biggest atomic plant after a dam in southern Ukraine was damaged.
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Pakistan In "Critically Water Insecure" Category: UN Report
A report published in the United Nations Institute of Water, Environment, and Health has placed Pakistan and 22 other countries in the "critically water insecure" category, Dawn reported.
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India Likely To Be Severely Affected By Water Scarcity By 2050: UN Report
India is expected to be the most severely affected as the global urban population facing water scarcity is projected to increase from 933 million in 2016 to 1.7-2.4 billion people in 2050, a flagship UN report said on Tuesday.
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"Vampiric Overconsumption" Water Use Leading To Imminent Global Crisis, UN Warns
Humanity's "lifeblood" -- water -- is increasingly at risk around the world due to "vampiric overconsumption and overdevelopment," the UN warned in a report, published hours ahead of a major summit on the issue was set to begin Wednesday.
