Ukraine War: Alarm Raised In Security Council Over Civilian Attacks
A recent sharp rise in deadly attacks against civilians in Ukraine and Russia, including by armed drones, run counter to international law and must end...
Category : United Nations
5 Ways To Accelerate Womenâs Economic Empowerment
by UN News
At the current rate of investment, more than 340 million women and girls will still live in extreme poverty by 2030, according to UN Women....
Afghanistanâs Economy Has âBasically Collapsedâ: UNDP
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The Afghan economy and especially regions affected by the devastating earthquakes in October last year, âare still hurtingâ, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said on...
Women at the UN: Everything you need to know about #CSW68
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The annual UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meets in March each year to address the widespread inequalities, violence and discrimination women continue...
Women In Parliament: Slow Progress Towards Equal Representation
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Progress on womenâs representation in national legislatures was âslow and mixedâ in 2023, registering a growth of 0.4 per cent over the preceding year, the...
Haiti Crisis: UN Chief Calls For âUrgent Actionâ To End Rampant Insecurity
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The UN Secretary-General reiterated his deep concern on Tuesday over the ârapidly deterioratingâ security situation in Haiti as violent gangs tighten their grip on the...
Gaza: Efforts To Deliver Food Aid To Stricken North âLargely Unsuccessfulâ
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The agency reported that the UN World Food Programme (WFP) resumed efforts on Tuesday to deliver desperately needed food supplies to northern Gaza but were...
First Person: Water And Electricity âWill Save Us From Famineâ
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An initiative to rapidly develop villages in some of the most drought-prone and poorest rural areas of southern Madagascar could help people to avoid the...
Roughly 9,000 Women Killed So Far In Gaza War: UN Women
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The Gaza conflict âis also a war on womenâ, who continue to suffer its devastating impacts, the UN agency championing gender equality has said. UN...
Gaza: âBabies Slowly Perishing Under The Worldâs Gaze,â UNICEF Warns
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A senior official with the UN Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF) has appealed for broader and safer humanitarian access in Gaza, where malnourished babies are slowly dying...