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UN

A man in mining gear exits a shaft. Signs in Polish flank the opening.
Climate Change
Polish artists turn coal into ‘black gold’ as the mining industry shifts
Three men in suits walking in front of flags
Poland to snub UN migration pact, Slovakia has reservations
Bashar al-Assad
Conflict
President Trump, can the US act as global police and put ‘America first’?
A woman waits to be registered prior to a food distribution by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Thonyor, Leer state, South Sudan.
Conflict
Drought doesn’t cause famine. People do.
People walk near rubble of damaged buildings, in the rebel-held besieged area of Aleppo.
Conflict
Fighting continues to shake Aleppo as the UN envoy pushes truce efforts
Graffiti calling for help after Typhoon Haiyan devastated Tacloban city, in the central Philippines.
Development & Education
The pace of relief is finally rising in the Philippines
A truck drives through water pushed over a road by Hurricane Sandy in Southampton, New York, October 29, 2012.
Environment
Despite near certainty in new UN report, a climate of denial persists