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WHO: Despite smoking decline, tobacco still hooks one in five adults worldwide
- UN News
Although there are fewer smokers now than 15 years ago, one in five adults worldwide is still hooked on tobacco.
Women’s leadership role in peace and security issues ‘going in reverse’, UN chief warns
- UN News
More women must have a role in shaping peace agreements, security reforms and post-conflict recovery plans, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Monday.
We are not powerless in face of Gaza, West Bank, Ukraine atrocities, insists UNHCR chief
- UN News
The head of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Monday took aim at the “deliberate abandonment” of the laws of war today, while rejecting the idea that the international community is powerless in the face of ongoing violations.
Haiti battles rabies with vaccines and vigilance
- UN News
Health authorities in Haiti are turning deaths caused by rabies-infected dogs into a public health awakening with the support of the UN’s health agency in the region, PAHO.
India’s Durga Puja, where worship meets social change
- UN News
India’s eastern state of Bengal transformed this week into the world’s largest public art festival - an immersive blend of worship, artistic expression, and social messaging, thanks to an annual Hindu festival known as Durga Puja.
Afghanistan: Ban on Girls’ Education Linked to Rise in Forced and Child Marriage
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, October 3 (IPS) - After the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, they banned girls’ education beyond the sixth grade. Human rights groups say the policy is a major driver of the rise in underage and forced marriages involving Afghan girls.
Mali’s Blocked Transition: Five Years of Deepening Authoritarianism
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, October 3 (IPS) - When Mali’s former Prime Minister Moussa Mara stood trial in Bamako’s cybercrime court on 29 September, charged with undermining state authority for expressing solidarity with political prisoners on social media, his prosecution represented far more than one person’s fate. It epitomised how thoroughly the military junta has dismantled Mali’s democratic foundations, five years after seizing power with promises of swift reform.
More than 42,000 Gazans Suffer Life-Changing Injuries as Health System Nears Collapse
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, October 3 (IPS) - In recent months, the humanitarian situation in Gaza has sharply deteriorated, with escalating hostilities driving mass civilian displacement and overwhelming the already fragile healthcare system, pushing it to the brink of collapse. UN officials are warning that thousands of civilians have been left with life-altering injuries without treatment.
Justice for Palestinians Can’t Wait for a Peace Deal
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, October 3 (IPS) - The calamitous situation in Gaza, with Palestinian civilians facing extermination and ethnic cleansing by Israeli forces, was a major focus of the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) high-level week. Along with recognition of the state of Palestine by France, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada, among others, states made key commitments on human rights and accountability that were overwhelmingly adopted by the UNGA and now need to be fulfilled.
Israel, Gaza, and the Erosion of International Order
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, October 3 (IPS) - As a world leader and beneficiary of the international system, the United States should be at the forefront of efforts to enforce rules and laws to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, protect civilians in conflict, and block weapons transfers to states that engage in war crimes or genocide.
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