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    Europe Russia: Rights experts condemn continued imprisonment of Evan Gershkovich

    The 32-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested last March in Yekatarinburg on espionage charges and is being held at the infamous Lefortovo prison in Moscow. Mariana Katzarova, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, and Irene Khan, Special...
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    Goal 10 New $1.4 billion plan to support South Sudanese refugees

    28 March 2024Migrants and Refugees The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and partners on Thursday appealed for $1.4 billion this year to support more than two million South Sudanese refugees in five African countries and local communities hosting them. Since the start of the conflict in South...
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    Speech: Gender equality – just, prudent, and essential for everything we all aspire to

    You adopted robust Agreed Conclusions [advance unedited version], a blueprint that envisages a world with greater financial inclusion, increased spending on social protection, increased stability, equal opportunities, and great hope, rights, and freedoms for women and girls everywhere. A world...
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    Pushing forward for gender equality: CSW68 event showcases strategies for countering pushback and advancing women’s rights around the world

    More than 2 billion people, across more than 60 countries, will head to the polls in national and local elections in 2024. Amid concerns that democracy and gender equality are backsliding, these elections represent a watershed for pushing forward for gender equality. On 20 March 2024, UN Women...
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    Middle East Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ genocide is being committed in Gaza

    Francesca Albanese was speaking at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, where she presented her latest report, entitled ‘Anatomy of a Genocide’, during an interactive dialogue with Member States. “Following nearly six months of unrelenting Israeli assault on occupied Gaza, it is my solemn...
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    Goal 10 IOM report: 1 in 3 migrant deaths occurs on the move

    26 March 2024Migrants and Refugees One in three migrant deaths happens while people flee conflict, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Tuesday. More than two in three migrants whose deaths have been documented remain unidentified. Last year was the deadliest on record, with 8,541...
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    Middle East Israel’s new aid ban on UNRWA in Gaza ‘a wrong move’: UN coordinator

    On the heels of Israel’s announcement on Sunday that it would no longer approve aid shipments into northern Gaza by the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, UN Coordinator Jamie McGoldrick cautioned of current catastrophic food shortages and growing hunger across the enclave while offering...
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    Op-ed: How conflict drives hunger for women and girls

    Hunger is both a cause and result of conflict. And for the more than 614 million women and girls living in conflict-affected places, hunger is a reality. In countries facing conflict and hunger, women often eat last and least—sacrificing for their families. Conflict can cause food shortages and...
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    Middle East Israel tells UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza

    “As of today, UNRWA, the main lifeline for Palestine refugees, is denied from providing lifesaving assistance to northern Gaza,” UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini wrote in a social media post on X. He called the decision “outrageous”, saying it was made to intentionally obstruct...
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    Goal 4 UN’s Guterres begins solidarity mission to Egypt and Jordan amid regional crises

    23 March 2024Culture and Education In the face of escalating conflicts and humanitarian crises, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is set to embark on his annual Ramadan solidarity trip, commencing this weekend in Cairo, Egypt. The trip, which coincides with the holy month of Ramadan, takes...
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    UN Women welcomes the adoption of robust blueprint to end women’s poverty

    Acknowledging that the international financial architecture is not fit for a crisis-prone world, the Commission called for reforms to enable countries to mobilize and invest resources in gender equality. These measures include debt relief and progressive taxation and ensuring that public...
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    Americas How is the UN supporting Haiti’s struggle to overcome violence and instability?

    1. The context: lawlessness and fear Whilst the situation in Haiti has long been characterized by lawlessness, with powerful gangs controlling much of the capital, Port-au-Prince, the months of January and February 2024 have been the most violent in the last two years, with over 2,500 people...
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    Middle East Syria: Political deadlock and violence fuels humanitarian crisi

    21 March 2024Humanitarian Aid After thirteen years of conflict in Syria, a continuing political stalemate threatens to prolong the suffering of millions and hinder efforts to bring about peace, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Thursday. Briefing ambassadors at the UN Security...
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    General Assembly adopts landmark resolution on Artificial Intelligence

    Adopting a United States-led draft resolution without a vote, the Assembly also highlighted the respect, protection and promotion of human rights in the design, development, deployment and the use of AI. The text was “co-sponsored” or backed by more than 120 other Member States. The General...
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    ‘No food, no water, no tents’ – Women in Gaza fight for survival as famine looms

    “Women in Gaza are superheroes,” said Rana Khalil, a project coordinator for the Palestinian Working Women Society for Development (PWWSD), based in the West Bank. “I’m a Gazan woman, and I know how women in Gaza are. They are so strong,” she said. As the Integrated Food Security Phase...