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UN launches gender equality plan: ‘We’re at a turning point’

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN launches gender equality plan: ‘We’re at a turning point’ 12 March 2025 UN Photo Sarah Hendriks, director of UN Women's policy, programme and intergovernmental division, at the launch of the Beijing+30 Action Agenda. The UN launched a bold new action agenda to boost rights and achieve gender equality at a high-level event on the sidelines of the ongoing Commission on the Status of…

Guterres prioritises UN reform to ensure taxpayers’ money reaches those in need

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres prioritises UN reform to ensure taxpayers’ money reaches those in need 12 March 2025 UN Photo/Manuel Elías UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefs the media about the UN80 Initiative. The United Nations is prioritising reform to ensure it remains effective, cost-efficient and responsive to the people it serves, Secretary-General António Guterres announced Wednesday, as part of…

Humanitarian system at breaking point as funding cuts force life-or-death choices

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarian system at breaking point as funding cuts force life-or-death choices 12 March 2025 UNOCHA/Giles Clarke Aid programmes in Yemen are already being forced to shut down due to lack of funding. The UN’s top relief official warned on Wednesday that the global humanitarian system has reached breaking point, with funding cuts forcing life-or-death decisions over which aid programmes to…

World News in Brief: Gaza aid ‘unravelling’, funding cuts in Ukraine, concern over Syria aid access, Duterte in ICC custody

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Gaza aid ‘unravelling’, funding cuts in Ukraine, concern over Syria aid access, Duterte in ICC custody 12 March 2025 © UNRWA A woman in Gaza waits to return home. Following 11 days of an Israeli aid blockade in Gaza, “crucial progress” made during the first six weeks of the ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hamas militants “continues to unravel”, said UN Spokesperson…

‘Anxiety, paranoia, fear’: The consequences of digital violence against women

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Anxiety, paranoia, fear’: The consequences of digital violence against women 12 March 2025 © UNICEF Many children face online abuse (file) Online attacks against women are getting worse, according to the UN, causing lasting damage that can spill over into real world violence. Leading activists from Spain and Latin America met at UN Headquarters on Wednesday to rally women and share…

Bangladesh: Rohingya children’s acute hunger surges amid funding cuts

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Bangladesh: Rohingya children’s acute hunger surges amid funding cuts 11 March 2025 © UNICEF/Ilvy Njiokiktjien A malnourished child is fed at a shelter in a refugee settlement in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. In Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar refugee settlements, child malnutrition has surged and cuts to aid funding risk creating a humanitarian “catastrophe”, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on…

In the face of ‘unprecedented pressure’, EU calls for primacy of international law and partnership

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home In the face of ‘unprecedented pressure’, EU calls for primacy of international law and partnership 11 March 2025 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe A wide view of the Security Council meeting on cooperation between the UN and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international peace and security. The European Union remains committed to upholding international law and defending the…

‘Furious kickback against equality’ must end, UN chief tells women activists as conference adopts landmark declaration

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Furious kickback against equality’ must end, UN chief tells women activists as conference adopts landmark declaration 11 March 2025 UN Photo/Evan Schneider A participant addresses a townhall meeting between the UN Secretary General and civil society groups. At a time of growing backlash against women’s rights, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a stark call to action on…

World News in Brief: Syria families executed, Duterte arrested on ICC warrant, Sudan’s healthcare collapse

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Syria families executed, Duterte arrested on ICC warrant, Sudan’s healthcare collapse 11 March 2025 © UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman Hostilities have continued in northwestern Syria. Days of violence against Syria’s mainly ethnic Alawite communities have included the summary execution of entire families, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, confirmed on Tuesday.…

‘What’s next?’ Women-led movements fear for the future

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘What’s next?’ Women-led movements fear for the future 11 March 2025 UN Women/Sultan Mahmud Mukut Activists rally in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, carrying placards protesting sexual and gender-based violence during the "16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence in November 2022. Women rights advocates gathered at UN Headquarters for the world’s biggest meeting on gender equality…