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Global Ebola cases top 1,000 as UN races to reach DR Congo’s most vulnerable
Making up 15 per cent of confirmed cases and over 25 per cent of deaths since the outbreak in April, children are almost twice...
World at ‘perilous moment’ as leaders warn HIV gains are at risk
At the High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, held every five years since 2001, speakers urged governments to recommit to ending AIDS as a public health threat...
AI is getting women wrong, the cost is growing
The warning comes as most recent studies show that as generative AI has become part of everyday life for billions of people - from...
Monica Juma: Steering global cooperation at a time of converging threats
The new head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says global cooperation is essential and already adapting as criminal networks...
Security Council weighs future of UN war crimes mechanism as closure nears
The discussion focused on the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, established by the Council in 2010 to carry forward essential functions after the...
Haiti: UN rights office welcomes new judicial units to tackle gang violence and impunity
Launched by the Haitian government at the end of May, they are expected to address complex corruption cases, including the illicit trade of arms and money laundering.
The development comes after courts have...
Ebola in DR Congo: One month on, scaled up response remains insufficient
The DRC now has more than 780 confirmed cases and 180 deaths, while Uganda has recorded 19 confirmed cases, including two deaths.
On the ground,...
Monica Juma: Steering global cooperation at a time of converging threats
The new head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says global cooperation is essential and already adapting as criminal networks...
Security Council weighs future of UN war crimes mechanism as closure nears
The discussion focused on the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, established by the Council in 2010 to carry forward essential functions after the...
Haiti: UN rights office welcomes new judicial units to tackle gang violence and impunity
Launched by the Haitian government at the end of May, they are expected to address complex corruption cases, including the illicit trade of arms and money laundering.
The development comes after courts have...



