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UN Women Says 10k Palestinian Women Killed In Gaza Conflict

Six months into the war, 10,000 Palestinian women in Gaza have been killed, among them an estimated 6,000 mothers, leaving…

3 weeks ago
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Punitive Action Against UNRWA Fits A Pattern

At least a dozen countries, including the U.S., have suspended funding to the UNRWA, the United Nations agency responsible for delivering…

3 months ago
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Why Funding For Refugees Has Been Politicized

At least a dozen countries, including the U.S., have suspended funding to the UNRWA, the United Nations agency responsible for…

3 months ago
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New Platform Offers Toolkit For Companies To Prove Their Eco Claims

As governments around the world consider new regulations that would require corporations to track their impacts on biodiversity, a new…

5 months ago
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After 50 Yrs Of Global Effort To Abolish Torture, Much Work Remains

The world’s first conference on the abolition of torture drew more than 300 delegates representing over 70 countries and international…

5 months ago
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Science Is A Human Right. Here’s Why

Dec. 10 marks the anniversary of the 1948 signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United…

5 months ago
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How COVID Enabled New Forms Of Economic Abuse Of Women

In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, the United Nations (UN) identified what it called a “shadow pandemic” of domestic…

5 months ago
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Cost Barrier For Cutting-Edge Carbon Solution

Direct air capture of carbon dioxide faces political and technological challenges but ambitious targets have been set in fighting the…

7 months ago
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To Protect Our Oceans, We Must Map Them

How had we missed this until now? An undersea mountain as tall as three Eiffel Towers. DDT contamination spread across…

8 months ago
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Coal-fired Contradictions: Why Climate Action Needs A Circuit Breaker

Slow efforts to decarbonise are blamed on low political will — but time is running out to transition, and a…

8 months ago
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Empowering Teachers Is Key To A Sustainable Future

The world’s learners are not equipped to face the challenges of an unsustainable future. While education has long been heralded…

8 months ago
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Genocide Fears In Sudan Attract Little Attention

Mass atrocities are once again plaguing the people of Darfur, Sudan, with talk of a genocide taking place. Twenty years…

8 months ago
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Why The UN Is Not Climate Neutral: Study

The UN claims to be almost entirely climate neutral, yet that claim is based on buying millions of carbon offset credits…

8 months ago
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Morocco Trembler: Marrakech Artisans Among Those Hit Hard

A powerful earthquake that hit close to the medieval city of Marrakech in Morocco on Sept. 8, 2023, has killed…

8 months ago
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UN Forced To Cut Food Aid To Millions Due To Funding Crisis

Owing to a crippling funding crisis, the United Nations has been forced to cut food, cash payments and assistance to…

9 months ago
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UN Rights Body Condemns Any Manifestation Of Religious Hatred

Condemning and strongly rejecting any advocacy and manifestation of religious hatred, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted…

10 months ago
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110 Million People Displaced Globally, Says UN

Source: DW A record 110 million people have been displaced around the world as the conflict in Sudan contributed to…

11 months ago
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Reduce Noise To Safeguard Marine Species: UN Report

Noise pollution is known to cause significant disturbance to marine wildlife, including migratory species protected under the Convention on the…

11 months ago
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How A Drought-Prone Maha Village Attained Agri Success With Millets

Delighted to have recorded an unprecedented harvest of 41 quintals (one quintal = 100 kilograms) of pearl millet towards the…

11 months ago
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UN Talks On Plastic Pollution End; Next Draft Of Legally-Binding Pact

Source: IANS The second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally-binding instrument on plastic pollution, including…

11 months ago
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Covid, Conflict, Climate Change Major Threats To Women, Babies: UN

Source: PTI An estimated 13.4 million babies were born preterm in 2020, with 45 per cent of them being born…

12 months ago
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Taliban Restrictions May Amount To Femicide, Warn UN Experts

Source: AP, PTI Taliban restrictions on Afghan women and girls may amount to femicide if they are not reversed, a…

1 year ago
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UN Condemns Taliban’s Ban On Women From Working For UN Af

Source: PTI The UN Security Council has unanimously condemned the decision by the Taliban to ban Afghan women from working…

1 year ago
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Sudan Violence Puts Thousands Of Pregnant Women At Risk: UN

Source: PTI The ongoing heavy fighting in Sudan is putting tens of thousands of pregnant women in danger, making it…

1 year ago
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UN Says Taliban Have Barred Its Female Afghan Staffers From Working

Source: PTI Female Afghan employees of the United Nations have been banned by the ruling Taliban from working in the…

1 year ago

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