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UN rights council examines nuclear legacy consequences in the Marshall Islands
- UN News
The UN Human Rights Council held a dialogue on Friday to examine the nuclear testing legacy in the Marshall Islands, which representatives from the Pacific nation said has left their people with some of the highest rates of cancer globally.
‘Orphanage city’ helps children in Gaza as the war grinds on
- UN News
Some Palestinian orphans in Gaza have gotten a glimmer of hope as the tragedies triggered by the grinding nearly year-long war continue to deplete the Strip.
WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use
- UN News
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that it has approved the first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use, which will boost diagnostic capacity in countries facing outbreaks of the disease.
The week the world comes to Manhattan: Looking back at UNGA79
- UN News
Every September when UN Headquarters in New York is swamped – massive motorcades, intense security, snipers on rooftops and world leaders descending along with throngs of diplomats, media and celebrities – it’s not easy to grasp what exactly is going on or what was achieved.
Lebanon: Medical aid arrives in Beirut amid intensifying Israeli strikes
- UN News
As Lebanon suffered another night of heavy Israeli bombing, UN humanitarians and partners described how people desperate to flee the violence found the country’s main border crossing into Syria cut by a new dawn strike, forcing them to skirt “a huge crater” and rubble on foot, to reach the other side.
Prostitution an ‘Egregious Violation of Human Rights’—UN Special Rapporteur
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 03 (IPS) - Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls, calls prostitution a "system of violence" that does not benefit society at all, especially the women and girls forced into this system.
Human Toll on Lebanon Under Threat of Israeli Invasion
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 03 (IPS) - On September 23, Israel began launching a barrage of airstrikes on Lebanon, targeting the Iran-backed militant group, Hezbollah. According to statements from the Israeli Defense Force (IDP), approximately 3,600 sites have been struck, making this the deadliest aerial campaign on Lebanon in the last 20 years.
Nepal's Deadly Flash Floods: What Went Wrong?
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Oct 03 (IPS) - Nepal is trying to recover from recent flash floods and landslides caused by heavy rainfall over the last weekend of September, which claimed at least 226 lives. The mid- and eastern parts of the country, including the capital, Kathmandu, experienced the heaviest monsoon rains in two decades from September 26-28, leaving many parts of Kathmandu underwater. Experts say this is one of the deadliest and worst flash floods that impacted thousands of people in decades.
BRICS+ Prioritising Expansion to Fight Western Hegemony
- Inter Press Service
MOSCOW, Oct 03 (IPS) - In an interview with Sky News Arabia on September 20, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed scepticism but was straight to the point about the strategic expansion of BRICS, an association comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Under Russia's BRICS presidency which began in January 2024.
Report highlights links between child trafficking and grave violations during conflict
- UN News
Armed conflict puts children at an increased risk of grave violations while their risk of being trafficked similarly increases, including in transitional periods, a new UN study has revealed.
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