‘Step Up the Pace’ and end female genital mutilation, UN says
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) refers to all procedures involving the partial or total removal of female external genitalia or other…
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Clock ticking on South Sudan’s transition, Security Council hears
Signed in 2018 to end years of conflict, the Revitalized Peace Agreement, initially set a three-year timeline for elections and…
Explainer: How family planning saves lives
“I will never allow my daughter to go through what happened to me,” she told UNFPA, the UN sexual and…
World News in Brief: US executive orders continue, killings in Sudan, breast cancer alert in Africa, human rights in Tunisia
According to President Trump’s latest directive from the White House on Tuesday on international cooperation, the US will no longer…
US C-17 Military Plane Carrying 205 Deported Indians To Land In Amritsar In Afternoon
Amritsar: A US military aircraft carrying around 200 illegal Indian immigrants is likely to land at the Shri Guru Ramdas…
Campus Attack “Worst Mass Shooting In Swedish History”: Sweden PM
Sweden Mass Shooting: Swedish PM urged people not to “speculate” about the motive of the shooting. Stockholm: Sweden’s prime minister…
10, Including Suspect, Dead In Sweden School Shooting: Police
Sweden: Around 10 people were killed in a shooting at an education centre in central Sweden on Tuesday, including the…
What the UN is doing in DR Congo
Despite security challenges, UN agencies and peacekeepers have pledged to stay and deliver amid rising deaths and injuries alongside an alarming…
UNRWA delivers bulk of aid in Gaza, as destruction mounts in West Bank
UNRWA’s communications director Juliette Touma described catastrophic scenes at the camp, where some 100 buildings had been “destroyed or heavily…
What Dangers Does India Face From A China-Pak-Bangladesh Troika
Turbulence in Bangladesh now seems to be the rule rather than the exception. Protests by multiple groups are now almost…