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Millions of young women suffer at the hands of their intimate partners: WHO
29 July 2024
Nearly a quarter of all adolescent girls who have been in a relationship – close to 19 million – will have experienced intimate partner violence by the time they turn 20, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new analysis on Monday.
The study, published in the medical…
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Torrential rains and floods in South Asia endanger millions of children, warns UNICEF
29 July 2024
More than six million children in South Asia are at risk following severe torrential rains, flash floods, and landslides that have devastated the region, leaving many homeless, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday.
“We are only halfway through the monsoon season,…
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UN officials condemn Golan rocket attack that leaves children and teens among at least 12 dead
28 July 2024
Secretary-General António Guterres and other United Nations officials have condemned Saturday’s rocket attack on a football field in the Golan Heights that killed at least 12 civilians, mainly children and teenagers. Urging restraint, they also warned against escalating violence in the region…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
26 July 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Response to landslides in EthiopiaJens Laerke, for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…
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Deadly Atlantic shipwreck shows victims’ desperation, says UN refugee agency
26 July 2024
News of another deadly shipwreck tragedy off the coast of Mauritania is a clear indication of the desperation people on the move continue to face as they attempt to escape strife, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
The UN agency’s comments follow reports on Monday that dozens…
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Global education fund announces $2.5 million grant for Haiti
26 July 2024
A UN-backed global fund that supports education in emergencies will provide $2.5 million to ensure that thousands of children affected by gang violence in Haiti can attend school in safety.
Yasmine Sherif, Executive Director of Education Cannot Wait (ECW), announced the grant on Friday in the…
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WHO to send one million polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children
26 July 2024
The UN health agency said on Friday that it is sending more than a million polio vaccines to Gaza after the discovery of the highly infectious disease in sewage samples.
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that the…
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UN urges peace and respect for Olympic Truce as Paris Summer Games begin
26 July 2024
As the Summer Olympics and Paralympics get underway in Paris on Friday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for global respect of the Olympic Truce – a custom of halting all hostilities from before to after the Games.
In November, the UN General Assembly adopted a vote to observe…
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World News in Brief: Historic Palestine monastery on World Heritage in Danger List, rights office condemnation as Ghana upholds anti-gay law, free jailed Russian activist
26 July 2024
The World Heritage Committee of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced on Friday that the Monastery of Saint Hilarion/Tell Umm Amer in Palestine has been added to its list of global heritage sites and another for sites in danger.…
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‘Endless nightmare’ of death and destruction in Gaza, UN officials tell Security Council
26 July 2024
Senior UN officials on Friday reiterated the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza, and escalating threat to aid workers, urging immediate action prevent further deterioration.
Muhannad Hadi, Deputy UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, and Antonia…
