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From Playgrounds To Trafficking Rings: The Sinister Reasons 14 Children Go Missing in Mexico Daily
With 14 children disappearing daily, Mexico faces a severe crisis as families search for answers amid rising trafficking and illegal adoption cases.
Shrinkflation Strikes: Chinese Sanitary Pad Manufacturers Apologise Amid Consumer Fury
Chinese sanitary pad manufacturers face backlash for misleading lengths, raising safety concerns and highlighting ongoing issues of period poverty.
BE OPEN Launches Sixth Global Competition 'Designing Futures 2050' To Inspire Sustainable Innovations Among Youth
BE OPEN launched the competition to raise awareness among young and emerging professionals in creative and engineering fields to address Sustainable Development Goals
Saudi Arabia, Where Women Are Stoned To Death, To Lead UN Women's Rights Group
While a woman's freedom depends on her "obedience" to her husband in Saudi Arabia, the nation will lead a top United Nations (UN) women's rights group.
$360b Investment Needed Yearly To Achieve Gender Equality, UN Report
UN Women have warned that more than one in five women and girls are at risk of living in extreme poverty by 2030.
UNRWA Says There Is 'No Evidence' That Pairs Gaza Aid Workers With Hamas
The UNRWA and media outlets continue to refute Israel's controversial allegations against aid workers being affiliated with Hamas.
UNICEF Estimate That More Than 17,000 Children Have Lost Their Parents In Gaza
As Israel vows to move towards Rafah, UNICEF says that more than 17,000 children have been left unaccompanied or separated from their parents in the Gaza Strip.
Top UN Official Calls Conditions In Gaza 'Apocalyptic'
The statement came after Israel launched an offensive in southern Gaza after the ceasefire ended.
Israeli Airstrikes On Southern Gaza May Force 1 Million Refugees To Egypt, Warns UNRWA Chief
Most of the people in Gaza have been forced to live in temporary shelters, tents, or cars.
IDF Say Hamas Has Fuel As UN Call For Ceasefire
In response to the UNRWA warning that fuel is running out in Gaza, the UN has called for a ceasefire and the IDF has accused Hamas of holding on to 500,000 litres of fuel.
Queen Rania Slams The West For Opposing A Ceasefire As Death Toll Rises In Gaza
She accused the West of "aiding and abetting" the killing of Palestinians.
UK Sends Navy Ships, Spy Planes To Help Israel
P8 aircraft, surveillance assets, and three Merlin helicopters are also part of the military package.
'Humanity Has Opened Gates To Hell', Warns UN Chief As He Calls For Action Against Climate Change
The UN chief has also called on developing countries to support emerging economies in their fight against climate change.
Alien invasive species wreaking havoc on ecosystems across countries at unprecedented rates
Human activities have been responsible for introducing more than 37,000 alien species, including plants and animals, to different regions across the globe.
25 countries face extreme water crisis, situation expected to worsen
A quarter of the world's population currently faces "extremely high water stress."
'Era of global boiling is here,' claims UN chief as high temperatures scorch earth
The United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, has time and again warned the world of the catastrophic consequences of global warming.
What is Britain's approach to the global multilateral system?
The British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has outlined five 'transnational priorities' for reforming the global multilateral system.
Women in power in 2023: New data shows progress but gender-gap still present
The 67th Session of the Commission of the Status of Women this year pushes for gender equality in the digital age, and the empowerment of women across STEM and Politics.
Serbia, Kosovo leaders hold talks over EU peace plan
Serbia, Kosovo leaders hold talks over EU peace plan.
UN says quake response exhausting aid stocks in Syria
The United Nations said Friday it was rapidly exhausting the aid stocks it had in Syria before the devastating earthquake and needed quick resupply to support the millions affected.
UN chief pushes for more aid access to Syria from Turkey
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday pushed for more humanitarian aid access to northwestern Syria from Turkey, saying he would be "very happy" if the United Nations could use more than one border crossing to deliver help after a deadly earthquake struck the region this week.
UN urges Taliban to end 'terrible' restrictions on women
The Taliban must immediately revoke their policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, the UN rights chief insisted Tuesday, condemning their "terrible" consequences.
UK's Sunak U-turns on attending COP27 in Egypt
Britain's new prime minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday announced he will join the UN climate conference in Egypt after all, having provoked anger for refusing to attend the global event early into his tenure.
Briton found hanged in Qatar hotel allegedly tortured by secret police
A 52-year-old British man died weeks after allegedly being tortured by the secret police in Qatar for days.
Spain violated former Catalan separatist leaders' rights - UN panel
A UN committee has found that Spain violated the political rights of four former Catalan separatist leaders by suspending them from public duties prior to their convictions over the region's 2017 bid for independence, it said on Wednesday.
UN rights chief 'under tremendous pressure' over report on China's Uyghurs
The UN human rights chief said on Thursday that she is still aiming to release a long-anticipated report on China's treatment of its Uyghur minority in Xinjiang by the end of her four-year mandate next week amid "tremendous pressure" from all sides.
Food prices fell again in July, U.N. agency says
The United Nations food agency's world price index declined again in July, edging further away from record highs hit in March.
World is just one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation, UN chief says
The United Nations' secretary general, António Guterres in a dire warning said that the world is just one misstep away from nuclear annihilation.
Here's how Meghan Markle silently supported 'nervous' Prince Harry at UN
The Duke of Sussex allegedly showed "high levels of anxiety and nervousness" before and after he delivered his speech.
India on course to surpass China as most-populous country in 2023
India is expected to overtake China as the world's most populous country by next year, according to a United Nations report.