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Women and girls’ share of civilian war deaths doubles since 2021
The human cost of modern warfare has shifted dramatically and disproportionately onto women and girls, according to a landmark global…
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Ebola: UN officials condemn killing of nurse in DR Congo
Senior United Nations officials have issued vehement condemnations following the tragic killing of a frontline nurse in the Democratic Republic…
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‘Burden and loss’ builds in DR Congo, as Kenya strengthens Ebola containment
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains locked in an intense battle against an unprecedented resurgence of the Ebola Bundibugyo…
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Could a new global panel defuse inequality’s ticking time bomb?
As world leaders, diplomats, and international experts gathered in New York for the high-level week of the United Nations General…
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Funding cuts put 8.3 million refugees at risk of losing vital assistance
The global humanitarian architecture is facing an unprecedented reckoning as catastrophic funding shortages threaten to strip away life-saving protections from…
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World News in Brief: Refugee funding, US migration policy triggers ‘cascade’ of rights violations, world forests report, restorative justice in Colombia
The international humanitarian landscape faces mounting pressures across multiple fronts, highlighted by severe funding shortfalls for displaced populations, escalating legal…
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The Takeaway: UN General Assembly debate Day 5
As the high-level general debate of the United Nations General Assembly entered its fifth day on Saturday, September 27, 2026,…
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The Takeaway: UN General Assembly debate Day 4
The annual high-level general debate of the United Nations General Assembly entered its fourth day on Friday, September 26, 2026,…
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Security Council LIVE: Rising tide of forced displacement
The international community faces an unprecedented humanitarian emergency as the global volume of forcibly displaced people continues to scale historic…
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“Peace remains only a promise” for millions in eastern DR Congo, General Assembly hears
For decades, the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has stood as a tragic paradox: a…
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