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World News in Brief: Landmark disease and mental health declaration, Afghan hunger deepens, DR Congo refugee crisis
The agreement marks the first time governments have committed to addressing chronic illnesses – such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes – alongside mental health, […]
‘We won’t stop’: Afghan women keep businesses alive despite sweeping rights abuses
For many, running a small business has become the only viable path to earning an income – and a way to support other women who […]
Afghanistan’s crisis deepens as human rights recede and aid funding falls
Briefing the Security Council, Georgette Gagnon, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, and Tom Fletcher, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, said nearly half […]
From bagpipes to salt-making, UNESCO honours endangered culture passed down through generations
Unlike monuments or historic sites, “intangible cultural heritage” refers to living practices – traditions, skills, rituals, music, crafts and social customs that communities pass on […]
What do singing and sport have to do with human rights?
As part of this year’s campaign for Human Rights Day – Our Everyday Essentials – the UN’s human rights office (OHCHR) invited members of the […]
Cyclone Ditwah brings worst flooding in decades to Sri Lanka, killing hundreds
According to the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, 998,918 people across all 25 districts have now been affected, with 212 deaths reported and 218 people […]
World News in Brief: Children hit by HIV funding gaps, risks to Pakistan’s courts, minority exclusion
New modelling shows that if programme coverage falls by half, an additional 1.1 million children could acquire HIV and 820,000 more could die of AIDS-related […]
Refugee camps set to be uninhabitable by 2050 as extreme weather worsens
“Whether it is floods sweeping South Sudan and Brazil, record-breaking heat in Kenya and Pakistan, or water shortages in Chad and Ethiopia, extreme weather is […]
Gaza peace summit held in Egypt discusses implementation of peace plan
This article requires pre-publication review by an uninvolved reviewer (one not substantially involved in writing the article). [1] Article last amended: Oct 16 at 16:41:27 […]
