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Long after the guns fall silent, conflict-related sexual violence leaves lasting scars

UN News Service - June 19, 2025

In 2024 alone, the UN verified around 4,500 cases of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), though the real number is likely much higher. An overwhelming...

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Afghan women face near total social, economic and political exclusion

UN News Service - June 17, 2025

But recently, the level of participation has reached a new low – zero.Zero women in national or local decision-making bodies.Zero girls projected to be...

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Social and economic barriers, not choice, driving global fertility crisis: UNFPA

UN News Service - June 10, 2025

The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) unveiled its flagship State of World Population report on Tuesday, warning that a rising number of people are being...

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Gaza: Women and girls struggle to manage their periods amid crisis

UN News Service - June 8, 2025

Globally, 1.8 billion people menstruate, yet for many, especially in crises zones, it’s far more than an inconvenience.In war-torn Gaza, around 700,000 women and girls...

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Top UN advocate sounds alarm over sexual violence crisis in gang-ravaged Haiti

UN News Service - June 4, 2025

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on 21 May that widespread armed violence continues to expose Haitian children to widespread...

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Top marks for Lebanon schools project helping marginalised kids

UN News Service - May 26, 2025

According to UNICEF, there are an estimated 300,000 children with disabilities in Lebanon today, although data is limited. To help them access learning opportunities,...

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‘A silent crisis’: Obstetric fibrosis affects 500,000 women, yet it’s fully treatable

UN News Service - May 23, 2025

16 years – that is how long Dah had to live with the agonising condition, undergoing eight different surgical procedures before finally getting the...

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Civilians ‘trapped and terrorised’: UN sounds alarm over collapse of critical protections

UN News Service - May 22, 2025

Speaking at a high-level open debate in the Security Council on protection of civilians in armed conflict on Thursday, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom...

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‘Keep the lights on’ for women and girls caught up in crisis

UN News Service - May 20, 2025

The UN’s reproductive health agency, UNFPA, has been working to assess the impact of recent steep funding cuts, warning that from the Democratic Republic...

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Funding cuts in Afghanistan mean ‘lives lost and lives less lived’

UN News Service - May 14, 2025

Many women came to the clinic who had walked multiple hours to receive maternal care – some of them with their newborns and some...

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