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On International Day of Solidarity, UN urges greater support and aid for Palestinians
- UN News
For over two years, tens of thousands of people have been killed in Gaza. The enclave faces its most severe economic collapse in history, and even amid a fragile ceasefire, children continue to die.
World News in Brief: Justice efforts in Libya, deadly attacks in Ukraine, scores killed since Israel-Lebanon ceasefire
- UN News
Recent months have seen progress towards accountability in Libya, the Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Tuesday in a briefing to the UN Security Council.
Violence against women: UN sheds light on global femicide crisis, digital abuse
- UN News
For three years, thousands of angry messages poured into American actress Azie Tesfai’s phone from a man she’d never seen nor met.
Nigeria: Hundreds abducted in the north as insurgent attacks rise
- UN News
Authorities in Nigeria are being urged to investigate the wave of abductions in the West African country, where attacks by insurgent groups are increasing.
Why a woman is killed every 10 minutes; the rising wave of global femicide
- UN News
Every 10 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2024 and that trend is growing, according to the UN.
Global HIV response facing worst setback in decades, UNAIDS warns
- UN News
The global response to HIV is facing its most serious setback in decades, UNAIDS warned on Tuesday, as abrupt funding cuts and a deteriorating human rights environment disrupt prevention and treatment services across dozens of countries.
Despite ongoing discrimination, women entrepreneurs are reshaping the Global South, with crucial support from the UN
- UN News
Exceptional women business leaders such as African engineer-turned-entrepreneur Norah Magero are demonstrating how lived experience and ingenuity, backed by United Nations support, can turn promising ideas into successful companies, even in societies where their voices have long been sidelined.
Gaza women are ‘last line of protection’ for their families amid attacks, hunger and harsh winter
- UN News
Women in Gaza are ensuring their families’ survival “with nothing but courage and exhausted hands” while violence continues and essentials remain in short supply, the UN’s gender equality agency warned on Tuesday.
Gaza facing worst economic collapse ever recorded, UN trade agency warns
- UN News
The Occupied Palestinian Territory is now in its deepest economic crisis ever recorded, with Gaza suffering an “unprecedented and catastrophic” collapse, according to a new report from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) presented in Geneva on Tuesday.
COP30 Was Diplomacy in Action as Cooperation Deepens—Says Climate Talks Observer
- Inter Press Service
BELÉM, Brazil, November 24 (IPS) - As observers at the Conference of Parties closely monitored proceedings in Belém, many, such as Yamide Dagnet, approached the UN Climate Summit as an implementation COP. They are advocating for tangible signals to ignite crucial climate action before the climate crisis reaches irreversible levels.
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