UN News
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Saudi Arabia: Quash death sentence for Jordanian convicted of drug offences, urge UN experts
Thirteen independent UN human rights experts raised concerns on Thursday over the planned execution by authorities in Saudi Arabia of a 57-year-old...
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Africa’s advances in maternal, infant mortality face setbacks: WHO
Across Africa, efforts to reduce the number of women and infants dying in childbirth are set to slow without a substantial increase in investment,...
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UN appeals for record $51.5 billion to help 230 million on the brink in 2023
A record $51.5 billion is needed to help 230 million of the world’s most vulnerable people in nearly 70 countries next year, the UN said on Thursday.
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Proven solutions must be put in place to end AIDS by 2030: Guterres
The UN chief is marking World AIDS Day on Thursday with a call to action to end the inequalities which are blocking progress towards stopping the...
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Gender inequalities hampering global efforts to end AIDS
Inequalities will prevent the world from meeting agreed global targets on AIDS, but a “feminist route map” can get countries back on track, the UN...
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UN Forum tackles ‘digital poverty’ facing 2.7 billion people
The annual UN forum on Internet governance is under way this week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, aiming to deliver bold solutions for an open, free,...
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‘Intense diplomatic efforts’ continue to ensure food and fertilizers reach those in need
The first shipment of fertilizer donated by Russian producers to countries hit hard by rising global food insecurity, has left the Netherlands...
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‘We cannot give up’ on the millions suffering in drought-stricken Horn of Africa, urges WFP official
Millions of people in the Horn of Africa – a region at the intersection of some of the worst impacts of climate change, recurring humanitarian...
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Three years of flatlined progress on HIV treatment and prevention affect 2.7 million youth
Some 110,00 youth under age 19 died last year from AIDS-related causes, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, noting that coupled with...
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‘Critical opportunity’ to protect against biological warfare, countries hear
The international community should push ahead with stalled plans to prevent biological weapons from being developed in the wake of COVID-19, the...
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WHO recommends new name for monkeypox
Monkeypox will now be known as mpox, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, in the wake of reports of racist and stigmatizing language...
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Healing Haiti in the face of an increase in sexual violence
It is estimated that at least 30 per cent of Haitian women between the ages of 15 and 30 years old have been the victims of sexual abuse or...
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First Person: The Liberian police inspector working to end sexual and gender-based violence
Inspector Muna Meah is a Commander in the Liberia National Police Force, and the county coordinator for the Women and Children’s Social Protection...
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Taliban’s draconian violations against women may amount to crimes against humanity
The latest actions by Taliban de facto authorities targeting women and girls “should be investigated as gender persecution” eleven UN-appointed...
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Eliminate violence against women, most widespread, pervasive human rights violation
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is not only one of the worst forms of discrimination but also remains the most widespread and pervasive...