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There are only seven years left for the world to fulfil the promises made to girls and women in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and a new report by UN Women and United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs highlights the biggest challenges remaining for global gender equality. The 2023 edition of “Progress on…
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Gender refers to the characteristics of women, men, girls and boys that are socially constructed. This includes norms, behaviours and roles associated with being a woman, man, girl or boy, as well as relationships with each other. As a social construct, gender varies from society to society and can change over time. Gender is hierarchical…
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There is “no difference” between what Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu is doing in the months-long attacks on Gaza and what Nazi leader Adolf Hitler did decades ago, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday. At a science awards ceremony in the capital Ankara, Erdogan said: “How do you (Netanyahu) differ from Hitler? These (actions)…
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The UN Security Council has voted for a resolution to speed up aid to Gaza – but left out a call for an “urgent suspension of hostilities”. It instead includes a commitment to “create conditions for the sustainable cessation of hostilities”. Thirteen members voted in favour, while the US and Russia abstained. The vote happened…
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Marking the 75th anniversary of the United Nations (UN) Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, human rights groups said Beijing is increasing its crackdown against dissent both within China and abroad, adding they fear that the situation in the world’s second most populated country is getting worse. Western governments are failing to pressure…
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The United States and Taiwan are exploring ways to expand Taiwan’s participation in the United Nations system and other international forums, as well as addressing a range of global challenges, including public health, aviation safety and climate change. The most recent routine consultation between the U.S. and Taiwan took place Wednesday, days after the Chinese…
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A new process for inspecting aid for Gaza at the Kerem Shalom crossing is being tested, but efforts to get permission for trucks to enter through the crossing and ramp up relief are still ongoing, a senior UN official has told Reuters. Under the new system, trucks would come to the Kerem Shalom crossing on…
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The US army will sell Israel $106.5m (around £84m) worth of tank shells after the Biden administration used its emergency authority, the Pentagon said. This means about 14,000 tank shells will be sold to Israel without congressional review. The sale will be from army inventory and consist of 120mm M830A1 high explosive anti-tank multi-purpose with tracer…
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The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) signed an agreement Thursday on the withdrawal of its troops from the country. The agreement was signed by Bintou Keita, the head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), and DRC Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula, according…
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Plans to evacuate three hospitals in Gaza are under way, the World Health Organisation has said. Al Shifa, Indonesian Hospital and al Ahli Hospital requested the assistance, asking for help evacuating patients, WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said. It comes after Gaza’s Hamas-led health ministry reported at least 12 people had been killed and dozens wounded…
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Gaza is becoming a “graveyard for children”, the head of the UN has said. Hospitals, refugee camps and UN facilities have been hit, secretary-general Antonio Guterres said. No one was safe in Gaza, he said, calling for the protection of civilians to be “paramount” in the conflict. “Ground operations by the Israel Defence Forces and…
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UN relief agency UNRWA said the situation in Gaza is now so dire that the average person there is living on two pieces of Arabic bread made from UN stockpiles. The agency supports roughly 89 bakeries across the region, which aim to supply 1.7m people with food. But Thomas White, the UNRWA’s Gaza director, said…
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The United Nations said on Monday that thousands of people are believed to have been displaced by four days of fighting in northern Myanmar, including several hundred who reportedly fled to China. Three powerful ethnic armed groups attacked junta troops on Friday across a swath of northern Shan State, which is home to a planned…
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Palestinians are the largest stateless community worldwide, according to the United Nations, and when they become refugees, the way to resettlement is not a straightforward journey. Refugees are a product of conflict. While the roots of the Israel-Gaza war trace back decades, the recent fighting flared on October 7 when Hamas militants attacked Israelis, killing…
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Israel will not give UN officials visas to enter the country; its foreign minister has said as a row over comments made by the group’s secretary general intensifies. Israeli officials have been outraged over Antonio Guterres’s remark that the deadly Hamas attack on southern Israel “did not happen in a vacuum”. Israel’s envoy to the…
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In the last few moments, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has held a brief news conference addressing the controversial comments he made yesterday. He has been criticised by Israeli officials – with some calling for him to resign – after saying the deadly Hamas attack on the country “did not happen in a vacuum”, and…
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