Ivory Coast is losing US aid as al-Qaida and other extremist groups are approaching
The Trump administration's sweeping cuts in foreign aid have impacted programs in northern Ivory Coast to counter the spread ...
As Israel drops bombs on the occupied West Bank, some fear it will become a new Gaza
More than 260 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in the occupied West Bank since Oct. 7, 2023, a huge escalation ...
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Beijing+30: The Global Summit for Women’s Equality
Gathering to mark a historic anniversary in the fight for women’s equality, world leaders and activists find little to ...
Israel accused of genocidal acts and sexual violence in Gaza by U.N. experts
The allegations came in one of the most extensive reports of its kind on the issue since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on ...
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Shaping the future of global water action
The air was charged with a sense of purpose at UN Headquarters in New York, as Member States, UN entities, and stakeholders took their seats in the ECOSOC Chamber for the 2026 UN Water Conference ...
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Sudan War Is World's Worst Humanitarian Crisis: 30 Million Need Aid, 16 Million of Them Kids
The UN declares Sudan's conflict the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with 30 million in need of aid, including 16 million ...
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Cuba’s Sugar Workers Played a Key Role in Its Revolution
For centuries, Cuba was one of the world’s great sugar producers, with a long history of enslavement and exploitation of ...
UN judge ‘took advantage of her status’ to force young woman to work as a slave
A judge at the United Nations has been found guilty of forcing a woman to clean and provide childcare for free. Lydia Mugambe, 49, ‘took advantage of her status’ in the ‘most egregious way’ to force ...
UN chief in Bangladesh for a first-hand look at Rohingya camps as he pushes for aid
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is on a four-day visit to Bangladesh for a first-hand look at the situation of more ...
UN launches reform initiative as it nears its 80th anniversary and faces funding cuts
The U.N. chief is launching a new initiative to reform the United Nations as it approaches its 80th anniversary ...
As UN turns 80, it seeks to cut costs in shadow of Trump uncertainty
The United Nations will get a "facelift" as it turns 80 amid a cash crisis this year, seeking ways to improve efficiency and ...
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Breast cancer deaths expected to fall in the EU and UK by 2025 across most age groups
Death rates from breast cancer will fall in 2025 in every age group in the EU and the UK apart from in EU patients aged 80 years and older. In these older patients, overall mortality rates from the ...