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World News in Brief: Sudan and South Sudan updates, Ukraine heritage under fire in Odesa
- UN News
Sudan’s children need immediate support from the international community to prevent the country from becoming “another forgotten humanitarian catastrophe” said the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday.
FAO report reveals hidden costs of agrifood systems
- UN News
Although current agrifood systems provide nourishment and sustain economies, they also impose huge hidden costs on health and the environment - the equivalent of at least $10 trillion annually - a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has revealed.
Israel-Palestine crisis: ‘Enough is enough’ say UN humanitarians
- UN News
With the deepening Israel-Palestine crisis about to enter its second month, a dozen UN agencies have reiterated urgent appeals for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to allow more lifesaving aid into Gaza.
Opium cultivation declines by 95 per cent in Afghanistan: UN survey
- UN News
Opium poppy production in Afghanistan has plummeted since the de facto authorities imposed a drug ban last year, new UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) data reveals.
WFP appeals for urgent expanded Gaza access with food supplies ‘dangerously low’
- UN News
The head of the UN’s emergency food relief agency on Sunday issued an urgent appeal from the Rafah border crossing for safe, expanded humanitarian access to Gaza as critical food supplies in the ravaged enclave reach dangerously low levels.
UN teams respond to deadly earthquake in western Nepal
- UN News
United Nations teams in Nepal are responding to the devastating earthquake in the west of the country, amid reports that over 150 people have been killed and hundreds more injured.
Guterres ‘horrified’ by strike on ambulance convoy in Gaza
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he was “horrified” by a strike on an ambulance convoy outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip on Friday, reiterating his appeal for a humanitarian ceasefire.
Iran, a Murdered Teenager and a Fading Protest
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Nov 03 (IPS) - On October 28, Armita Geravand, a 16-year-old Iranian teenager, passed away a month after she had been beaten by the police in the Tehran subway for not wearing the Islamic veil correctly.
Argentina: Unpalatable Choices in Election Plagued with Uncertainty
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Nov 03 (IPS) - For many of Argentina’s voters the choice in the 19 November presidential runoff is between the lesser of two evils: Sergio Massa, economy minister of a government that’s presiding over a once-in-a-generation economic meltdown with a whopping 140-per cent inflation rate, or Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian who admires Donald Trump, wants to shut down the Central Bank and wields a chainsaw in public as a symbol of his willingness to slash the state. Many will rue that it ever came to this.
Commonwealth Civil Society Offers Ministers Crucial Recommendations for Gender Equality Advancement
- Inter Press Service
SAINT LUCIA, Nov 03 (IPS) - Amid fears that global shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic have eroded progress toward gender equality, the Commonwealth Foundation has created an online platform that takes civil society’s recommendations for the empowerment of women and girls directly to policymakers.On August 22, 2023, Women's Affairs Ministers from the Commonwealth huddled in a room at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, they were meeting in person.
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