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L’ONU dénonce une féroce répression des Afghanes par le régime taliban
La Représentante spéciale du Secrétaire général en Afghanistan a rapporté de graves discriminations à l’encontre des droits des femmes et des filles depuis l’arrivée...
Un enfant sur cinq vit dans la pauvreté dans les pays...
Les nouvelles conclusions de l'aile de recherche de l'UNICEF se concentrent sur les États membres de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE)...
GLOBAL DIASPORA NEWS
Funding shortfall puts WFP operations in Chad at risk
The warning comes as aid agencies scramble to respond to a fresh wave of displacement sparked by the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Darfur region...
UNRWA committed to implement independent review recommendations
Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini briefed journalists in New York a day after the independent review panel published its findings. Former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna spearheaded...
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Reclaiming “Tree Hugger” — By Ben Jealous
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Most people think of “tree hugger” as a casual insult for a certain kind of environmentalist. The term actually has a...
The State of the 2024 Presidential Race. Can MAGAISM Be Defeated?
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April 22, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point
On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr....
Haitian groups seek billions in reparations from France
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By Emma Farge and Catarina Demony, Reuters —
France should repay billions of dollars in reparations to Haiti to cover a debt...
UN human rights chief urges states to act on slavery reparations
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By Emma Farge, Reuters —
The United Nations human rights chief called for countries to take concrete steps on reparations for people...
AIPAC is an Enemy of Humanity — By Julianne Malveaux
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By Julianne Malveaux —
Let me begin with the obligatory statements. What happened on October 7, 2023, was horrible. Hamas launched an...
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Desperate Afghan returnees from Pakistan face uncertain future: IOM
According to IOM, in the past two months alone, nearly 375,000 Afghans left Pakistan, primarily utilizing the Torkham and Spin Boldak border crossings, near...
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World News in Brief: Nigeria airstrikes condemned, supporting Venezuelan migrants and...
OHCHR issued a statement deploring the latest strike – the fourth since 2017 – which took place in Kaduna state in the north on...
Global Refugee Forum opens amid ‘crisis of humanity’
The world’s largest gathering dedicated to refugee issues, the Forum is co-hosted by UNHCR and Switzerland and convened by Colombia, France, Japan, Jordan and...
Global Refugee Forum ends with bold pledges, solutions for displaced
Speaking at the closing of the Global Refugee Forum, the Secretary-General said that protection and help for these most vulnerable of people, was “an...
Mass graves in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied, says UN...
The development follows the recovery of hundreds of bodies “buried deep in the ground and covered with waste” over the weekend at Nasser Hospital...
UN’s Grandi welcomes EU deal overhauling regional migration system
Agreement in Brussels on the New Pact on Migration and Asylum reportedly followed three years of intense negotiations, and it should start taking effect...
First Person: Christmas under rocket fire in Ukraine
In Ukraine, there was no respite from war over the holiday period, neither for the country’s citizens, nor the UN workers attempting to deliver...
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ONU verificou mais de 3,6 mil casos de violência sexual durante...
As Nações Unidas alertam para um “aumento dramático” de 50% de casos de violência sexual em conflitos em 2023 em relação ao ano anterior....
Gaza, contaminación por plásticos, cólera, día del español… Las noticias del...
Las fosas comunes de Gaza muestran que las víctimas tenían las manos atadasLa Oficina del Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos...
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WMO report: Asia hit hardest by climate change and extreme weather
Following close on the heels of the study of climate change in Europe, published by WMO on Monday, the State of the Climate in Asia 2023...
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UNRWA staff member recounts agency’s ‘impossible mission’ in Gaza |
Negotiations continued on Thursday towards the implementation of the Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza, where staff from the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA,...
Human Infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in Chile
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On March 29, 2023, Chile reported its first human infection with HPAI A(H5N1) virus. This is the second human case of...