THE UNITED NATIONS - The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need to ensure the world’s indigenous people have control over their own communities,...
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GENEVA - With more than 18.5 million cases of COVID-19 reported worldwide as of Thursday, and 700,000 deaths, the UN’s top health official again...
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GENEVA - The risk of COVID-19 infection from breastfeeding is negligible and has never been documented, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on...
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GENEVA - All 187 countries that are members of the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) have now ratified a convention to protect children...
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