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‘What’s next?’ Women-led movements fear for the future
11 March 2025
Women rights advocates gathered at UN Headquarters for the world’s biggest meeting on gender equality have been sharing their concerns about the growing backlash against feminism, and how major funding cuts from donor countries could threaten programmes aimed at improving the lives of women and girls.
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‘Furious kickback against equality’ must end, UN chief tells women activists as conference adopts landmark declaration
11 March 2025
At a time of growing backlash against women’s rights, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a stark call to action on Tuesday to civil society representatives gathered for a town hall meeting – part of the ongoing Commission on the Status of Women…
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‘Haiti’s survival is at stake,’ says UN expert, warning of worsening crisis
11 March 2025
Haiti is in freefall. Gangs are tightening their grip on the capital, violence is spreading, and “suffering permeates all social strata” in a nation teetering on the brink, according to the UN human rights office’s designated expert on the country, William O’Neill.
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UNRWA Press Conference
10 March 2025
Press Conference Announcement
Update on the work of UNRWA across its areas of operation: Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, the occupied West Bank including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip
Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General
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Stake out Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva
10 March 2025
Press Conference Announcement
Statement regarding the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
H.E. Mr. Daniel MERON, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN Office at Geneva
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Afghanistan: Top UN envoy calls for ‘a moment of realism’, as Taliban’s isolation grows
10 March 2025
The top UN envoy for Afghanistan on Monday underscored the need for realistic engagement with the country as humanitarian and human rights crises deepen amid growing international isolation.
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Roza Otunbayeva, Special Representative…
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Gaza power cut impacts safe water access for hundreds of thousands
10 March 2025
Severe water shortages in Gaza have reached critical levels, with only one in 10 people currently able to access safe drinking water, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday.
The situation has deteriorated further following Israel’s decision on Sunday to cut power to the enclave –…
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Syria: Children among the dead amid reports of mass killings and looting
10 March 2025
Children are feared to be among more than 1,000 people reportedly killed in fierce fighting over the weekend in Syria’s coastal northwest, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said.
According to Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF’s Regional Director for the Middle East, a six-month-old baby was among…
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Drug traffickers running routes through war zones, top UN official warns
10 March 2025
A “new black market” for synthetics and drug trafficking through war zones are fuelling instability around the world, the chief of the UN drugs and crime office said on Monday.
“Today, the illicit drug market is becoming more unpredictable, driven by the impact of…
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Women, girls bear brunt of cyberbullying against persons with disabilities
10 March 2025
States must do more to prevent cyberbullying and overcome unequal access to assistive technology which hampers the rights of persons with disabilities - particularly women and girls - the Human Rights Council has heard.
Recalling the mantra “nothing about us, without us”, which was…
