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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.
Climate Change Needs Bold Leadership – Abu Dhabi Holds The Key
Despite being a leading member of OPEC, the UAE has shown its willingness to lead the charge for climate financing, bringing together players from all sectors
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.
UN Representatives Praise Iraq's Progress
UK, US, and French UN reps praise Iraq's progress in stability, citing successful elections as a milestone amid corruption challenges, as Iraqi government intensifies service delivery efforts.
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.
Freedom of Expression Under Scrutiny as UK Authorities Suppress Environmental Activism
UN expert Michel Forst asserted that environmental protesters, acting for the "benefit of us all," must be safeguarded. He also unearthed troubling information about the treatment of peaceful protesters.
United Nations Chief Urges Swift Action to Safeguard Against Unchecked AI Growth
Speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Guterres drew parallels between the risks associated with AI and those posed by the climate crisis.
Taliban Sends Female Victims Of Gender-Based Violence To Prison
The Taliban regime has also shut down women's shelters in the country.
Hunger Crisis Looms Over Chad as Funding for Food Aid Wavers
Without immediate and substantial financial support, vital food distributions to Chad will be halted, exacerbating the suffering of vulnerable communities.
North Korea Claims It Fired 'Military Spy Satellite,' Says Launch Was Successful
Seoul's spy agency has claimed that Pyongyang may have received support from Russia.
Senior UN Human Rights Official Accuses Organisation of 'Failing' in the Face of "Genocide" in Parting Missive
Craig Mokhiber's letter follows the recent high-profile resignation of senior US State Department official, Josh Paul, over "destructive" US policy decisions.
Biden Likens Hamas To Putin In Controversial Speech And Believes the IDF Weren't Behind Airstrike
Following his visit to Israel, Biden addressed the US in a rare Oval Office speech, in which he dubbed Hamas as "terrorists" and likened its aspirations to Putin.
UK Supports Israel's Right to Self-Defence But Condemns Hospital Attack at UN Security Council
Ambassador Woodward lauded the draft resolution for its condemnation of the "appalling Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel on the 7th October".
UN Security Council to Discuss Brazilian Resolution of Humanitarian Ceasefire in Gaza
World leaders vetoed a draft of a resolution from Russia last Monday night which would have held a ceasefire against Israel's siege in Gaza.
UN Special Rapporteur Says 'Second Nakba' May be Underway in Gaza
UN says "mass ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians is underway. Concurrently, condemnation continues from various countries, including South Africa and Ireland.
Women continue to face discrimination in Afghanistan two years into Taliban rule
The Taliban barred girls from attending secondary schools on September 18, 2021, a month after it took over Afghanistan.
UN refuses to replace female staff with men in Afghanistan
The United Nations has refused to bow down to the Taliban by deciding that it will not replace its female staff with male staff in Afghanistan.
Continued use of fossil fuels will be death sentence for millions globally: Greta Thunberg
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has said that the failure to phase out fossil fuels will prove to be a "death sentence" to millions of poor people
People still think it is justified to beat your wife, claims UN report
The social and cultural biases against women have not shown any sign of progress in the last 10 years, according to the latest report by the United Nations.
Humanitarian efforts must be doubled if refugees are to return to Syria
The Foreign and Commonweath Office call for humanitarian efforts to be doubled, along with the termination of the illicit captagon drug trade, if displaced people are to return to Syria.
Climate change can cause a collapse of life on earth, claim scientists
Two climate scientists have issued a dire warning about the consequences the planet might face if humans did not limit the global temperature rise.
The number of people at risk of starvation intensifies across 22 countries worldwide
The World Food Programme reported acute food insecurity is set to worsen over the coming months, with 18 hunger hotspots having been recognised as countries at the highest alert level.
Urgent funding is needed for humanitarians to provide life-saving assistance to the victims of Cyclone Mocha
The UN request urgent funding for their life-saving assistance to the victims of Cyclone Mocha, which killed over 450 people, in Myanmar and Bangladesh. The appeal will also help support thousands of Rohingya people, after the storm destroyed refugee camps.
Ukraine grain deal extended for two months: Erdogan
Kyiv said it was "grateful" to the United Nations and Turkey for their efforts in "strengthening food security".
U.S. vs Europe: Tense contest to run UN migration agency opens
European countries and the United States are running rival candidates to head the U.N. migration agency in an unusually tense contest between allies that opens in Geneva on Monday.
US, Britain walk out at UN on Russian wanted for war crimes
The United States, Britain, Albania and Malta walked out on Russia's envoy for children's rights - whom the International Criminal Court wants to arrest on war crimes charges - as she spoke by video to U.N.