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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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Afghanistan: Meet the midwife who stayed

UN News Service - August 25, 2024

As foreign troops suddenly withdrew, life for millions of Afghans, especially women and girls descended into chaos.“If I had left, a mother or a...

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At World Women’s Forum, UN deputy chief urges action on gender equality

UN News Service - August 23, 2024

Held on 22-23 August under the theme Towards a Green Future, the Forum focused on advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly those emphasizing...

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Afghanistan: Taliban rule has erased women from public life, sparked mental health crisis

UN News Service - August 13, 2024

Alison Davidian, UN Women Country Representative in Afghanistan, briefed journalists in New York on their latest report addressing the plight of women and girls...

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Gender equality at risk: UN officials highlight danger of pulling peacekeepers out

Frank Butler - August 7, 2024

Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women, which champions gender equality worldwide, told ambassadors in the Security Council that cuts are being made by...

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Millions of young women suffer at the hands of their intimate partners: WHO

Frank Butler - July 30, 2024

The study, published in the medical journal The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, draws on existing data and provides the first detailed examination of...

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World News In Brief: Bangladesh student protests, Yemen’s maternal deaths, Mandela Day, honouring LGBT rights at EuroGames 2024

Frank Butler - July 18, 2024

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres expressed concern about the reported deaths and injuries in Bangladesh amid student protests and is calling for a thorough Government...

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No end in sight to the ‘war on women’ in Gaza

Frank Butler - July 18, 2024

“They are losing their lives, they are sick, hungry, exhausted, holding families together despite their constant fear and loss,” said Maryse Guimond, speaking from Jerusalem to journalists at...

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