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UN: Taliban restrictions deal hefty blow to women's businesses in Afghanistan
Apr 01, 2023 09:27A new report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has revealed that women's businesses in Afghanistan are severely affected by the Taliban's increasing restrictions.
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Russia assumes presidency of UN Security Council
Apr 01, 2023 11:45Russia has assumed the presidency of the United Nations Security Council in April, despite Ukraine calling on member states to block the move.
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Iran envoy slams developed nations’ inaction against climate change
Mar 30, 2023 08:22Iran’s deputy permanent representative to the UN has slammed developed countries for failing to fulfill their international commitments concerning climate change, warning that extreme climate change can undermine the sustainable development of all countries.
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UN spokesperson raises eyebrows by denying US military presence in Syria
Mar 29, 2023 13:30A United Nations spokesperson has raised eyebrows by denying the US military presence in Syria and obfuscating facts about Washington's war crimes in the Arab country after he was grilled by a Chinese journalist.
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Yemen says prisoner swap deal to be implemented in three stages in two weeks’ time
Mar 28, 2023 12:54Yemen’s National Salvation Government says the process of implementing a prisoner swap deal, which was recently agreed in the Swiss city of Geneva, is scheduled to take place in two weeks’ time.
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UK set to move refugees from hotels into army bases, ferries, report warns
Mar 25, 2023 13:49The British government is expected to move asylum seekers from hotels into military bases or disused ferries under plans that could be announced as early as next week, a report has revealed.
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Millions of children at risk of malnutrition in conflict-hit Yemen if funds not allocated, warns UNICEF
Mar 24, 2023 07:41The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has warned that millions of children face an increased risk of malnutrition in Yemen if funds are not urgently allocated to the conflict-plagued West Asian country, where one child dies every ten minutes.
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UN warns 'vampiric overconsumption' is draining world's water
Mar 23, 2023 04:08The United Nations opened its first conference on water security in almost half a century on Wednesday, with a plea to governments to better manage one of humanity's shared resources.
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UN: Months after Pakistan floods, millions lack safe water
Mar 21, 2023 11:15The United Nations children’s agency on Tuesday warned that after last summer's devastating floods, 10 million people in Pakistan, including children, still live in flood-affected areas without access to safe drinking water.
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UN marks first anti-Islamophobia Day to ‘stamp out anti-Muslim hatred’
Mar 15, 2023 13:44UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday affirmed that the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, observed for the first time this year, is “a call for action to stamp out anti-Muslim hatred”.