UN News
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UN condemns Taliban decision to bar women from universities, calls for ‘immediate’ revocation
The UN family and the entire humanitarian community in Afghanistan condemned the Taliban’s decision to close universities to women and called on...
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Afghanistan: UN envoy highlights need to continue dialogue with Taliban
Despite their differing positions, dialogue between the Taliban authorities and the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) must continue for...
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Somalia: Urgent support needed for rural communities facing famine
Famine is fast approaching in Somalia and more than 700,000 people could face starvation next year, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)...
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Grant to UN Mission in Mali boosts inclusivity for women in peacekeeping
A $1.5 million grant to the UN’s peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, announced on Tuesday, is designed to enable a more inclusive environment...
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UN envoy reports ‘sharp increase’ in violence this year in Israel-Palestine conflict
More than 150 Palestinians and over 20 Israelis have been killed in the West Bank and Israel so far in 2022 - the highest number of deaths in...
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UN conference concludes with ‘historic’ deal to protect a third of the world’s biodiversity
The UN Biodiversity Conference, COP15, concluded early on Monday in Montreal, Canada, with a landmark agreement to protect 30 per cent of the...
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As biodiversity degrades, nature’s solutions are lost for ever
Humanity faces unprecedented engineering challenges if it is to survive. Solutions to these challenges are waiting to be discovered in plants,...
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Mali: UN chief ‘strongly condemns’ deaths of two peacekeepers in ‘heinous attack’
Secretary-General António Guterres “strongly condemns” an attack against a UN police patrol in northern Mali that claimed the lives of two Nigerian...
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Why biodiversity is good for our health
The natural world has gifted humanity with untold health benefits, and it is believed that it harbours many more undiscovered health breakthroughs....
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Scottish Parliament urged to adopt gender recognition reform
A top UN-appointed independent human rights expert has urged the Scottish Government to pass a new law offering legal protection to people based on...
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Global cholera surge likely accelerated by climate change, warns WHO
Climate change has driven an “unprecedented” number of larger and more deadly cholera outbreaks around the world this year, the UN health agency,...
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Security Council examines rising terrorism threat globally
A UN Security Council meeting on Thursday focused on terrorism began with a sobering reminder of the danger posed by this persistent threat to...
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Lebanon: Irish peacekeeper killed, three others injured
A UN peacekeeper from Ireland serving with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has been shot and killed, reportedly while on patrol, and three...
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UN emergency relief chief ends Ukraine visit, pledging solidarity
In Ukraine, the UN’s top emergency relief official on Thursday pledged solidarity with the embattled country and its people, as they try to rebuild...
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Community-led responses ‘essential for ending pandemics’ – UNAIDS
Communities must be empowered and appropriately resourced to lead the fight against HIV/AIDS and other pandemics, UNAIDS, the UN agency dedicated...