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Time for ‘tangible and credible’ forest management, says UN chief
Healthy forests are “essential” for people and the planet, the UN chief said in his message marking the International Day of Forests.
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Ukrainian officials say Russia has bombed a school with 400 people sheltering inside
There was no immediate word on casualties from the reported strike on the art school situated in the embattled port city of Mariupol.
(Image credit: Felipe Dana/AP)
First Person: From Gaza to the Red Planet
Loay Elbasyouni is a Palestinian electrical engineer on the NASA team that designed Ingenuity, an innovative robotic helicopter that landed on Mars in 2021. He talks to UN News about his journey, from a UN-run school in the Gaza strip, to the US space agency.
Read the full story, “First Person: From Gaza to the Red Planet”, on globalissues.org →
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Her brother was killed in Ukraine. She says his family is still waiting for answers
The family of Jimmy Hill, the U.S. citizen killed in Ukraine this week, doesn’t know what happened to his body and where his remains are now.
(Image credit: Katya Hill)