UN: Myanmar opium farms booming
Opium poppy production in Myanmar ramped up dramatically following the 2021 military coup, the UN’s drugs office said Thursday, as ...
Read moreOpium poppy production in Myanmar ramped up dramatically following the 2021 military coup, the UN’s drugs office said Thursday, as ...
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Read moreUnited Nations—The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali is “unsustainable” without more personnel, according to a draft UN report obtained by ...
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Read moreBy Robin Millard GENEVA, Switzerland—A global economic slowdown will force more workers into accepting lower quality, poorly paid jobs in ...
Read moreAn estimated five million children under the age of five died in 2021, the United Nations said Tuesday, urging health ...
Read moreFlexible working arrangements like those introduced during the COVID-19 crisis are not only good for employees but also boost productivity ...
Read moreKinshasa—Rwanda’s army “engaged in military operations” against DR Congo’s military in the country’s troubled east, according to a report by ...
Read moreBy Issam Ahmed and Roland Lloyd Parry Countries gathered at a UN meeting on biodiversity in Montreal were inching closer ...
Read moreSpooked by a historic drought, local authorities in China have renewed controversial plans to dam the country's biggest freshwater lake. ...
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