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Afghanistan: UN warns of growing crisis under increasingly authoritarian Taliban rule

UN News Service - September 18, 2024

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, said the country’s de facto rulers who have imposed their own interpretation of strict...

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Gender equality: Distant, yet achievable

UN News Service - September 16, 2024

“Today’s report reveals the undeniable truth: progress is achievable, but is not fast enough,” said Sima Bahous, UN Women Executive Director.“Let us unite to continue...

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Unchecked AI threatens democracy, warns UN chief

UN News Service - September 16, 2024

These risks are particularly critical this year, as over 50 countries – representing half the world’s population – hold elections.In a message for Sunday’s...

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Iran: Repression of women ‘intensifying’, two years on from mass protests

UN News Service - September 13, 2024

“The Islamic Republic of Iran relies on a system, both in law and in practice, that fundamentally discriminates on the grounds of gender,” the...

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UN strongly condemns ‘tragic death’ of Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei

UN News Service - September 5, 2024

The 33-year-old marathon runner, who lived and trained in northwest Kenya, competed in the recent Olympic Games in Paris. During a disagreement on Sunday, Ms....

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Afghanistan: UN will ‘continue to engage’ with Taliban, following threat to withdraw cooperation

UN News Service - August 30, 2024

According to media reports, the Taliban “morality police” said earlier in the day that they would no longer cooperate with the UN Assistance Mission...

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World News in Brief: IMO tanker attack alert, UN Women on new Afghan law, counter-terrorism in Viet Nam, Paralympics tech

UN News Service - August 28, 2024

“The risk of an oil spill, posing an extremely serious environmental hazard, remains high,” said IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez, emphasising that the tanker is...

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Afghanistan: Condemnation for new Taliban ‘virtue and vice’ order targeting women

UN News Service - August 27, 2024

The “Law on the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice” silences women’s voices and deprives them of their autonomy, “effectively attempting to...

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Rights experts reveal impact of Poland’s restrictive abortion laws on women

UN News Service - August 26, 2024

These restrictive laws have forced many women to carry unwanted pregnancies to term, travel abroad to have legal abortions or seek private unsafe procedures,...

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