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NewsClosing the Gender Digital Divide Could Boost Global GDP by $1.5 Trillion and Lift 30 Million Women from Poverty
Note: UN Women exists to advance women’s rights, gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. As the lead UN entity on gender ...
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NewsUN opens 80th annual session with calls to hang on despite difficulties and funding cuts that have crippled many of its global programs
New York, 9 September 2025 – The United Nations opened the 80th annual General Assembly session with warnings that it is not a time to ...
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NewsGlobal funding cuts could force 6 million more children out of school in the coming year – UNICEF
Note: Education funding faces US$3.2 billion decline by 2026, placing millions of children’s futures at risk. Following is a press release from the United Nations ...
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NewsGaza: Israel’s military assault on famine-stricken Gaza City will lead to countless deaths
Note: The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) warns about the grave consequences for civilians if Israel’s expanded military operation in Gaza City continues. Civilians already weakened ...
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NewsNew Study: Data from Eight Countries Offers First Real-World Assessment of Plastic Pollution in Rivers — Finds Two-Thirds of River Trash is Plastic
Note: Amid the global plastic treaty negotiations, a new study of rivers in eight countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia and Africa unveils ...
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NewsSurvey shows rise in war fears among Norwegians
Note: An annual survey on Norwegian views on peace and war under the current global situation shows that 59% of people surveyed believe in a ...
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NewsUN calls for a world in which Israel and Palestine states coexist in peace to end conflict, deaths and starvation in Gaza
New York, 28 July 2025 – Diplomats met at the UN Headquarters to try to keep alive the decades-old resolution that called for an Israeli ...
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NewsHumanitarian organizations warn mass starvation is spreading in Gaza
Note: A total of 115 humanitarian organizations warn that supplies are totally depleted in war-torn Gaza and aid workers as well as desperate Gazans seeking ...
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NewsFuel shortage in Gaza has reached critical levels, threatening lifelines for 2.1 million people, UN agencies warn
New York, 12 July 2025 – The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), speaking on behalf of five other UN agencies that are deeply committed to ...
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NewsHumanitarian response overstretched as more than 1 million Afghans return from Iran
Note: This press release relates to the massive returns from Iran to Afghanistan where over 22 million people are already in need of humanitarian assistance. ...
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NewsHumanitarian funding cuts leave millions without support
Note: The below press release from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) highlights that halfway through 2025, funding cuts mean that just 6 billion US Dollars ...
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NewsUN marks 80th anniversary with calls to make the organization more effective
New York, 26 June 2025 – The United Nations was established 80 years ago when countries that participated in the months-long San Francisco Conference adopted ...
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