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Haiti: Signs of hope despite gang violence and political uncertainty
Powerful armed gangs control large parts of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and continue expanding into other parts of the country. Families are fleeing their homes...
Independent expert urges UK leaders to uphold Supreme Court ruling on women’s rights
Reem Alsalem, the Human Rights Council-appointed Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, expressed concern on Tuesday over public criticism of draft guidance issued...
Baristas behind bars: Thai prisoners brew a path back to daily life
But Cook & Coff, which is located in Khao Khuen Lan, a town in eastern Thailand, is no ordinary coffee shop.
Open to the public,...
Haiti: Training the next generation to fight corruption
Corruption and related financial criminality come in many forms in the embattled Caribbean island nation, according to the regular quarterly report of the UN...
New guidance offers hope for reducing the global toll of dementia
More than 57 million people worldwide are living with dementia, with nearly 10 million new cases diagnosed each year. Alzheimer's disease accounts for an...
West Africa and the Sahel: Terrorism is changing its face
Faced with this change, government responses are struggling to keep up, while a timid dynamic of regional dialogue is trying to regain momentum.
Speaking before...
Aid cuts leave at least one million women and girls without vital support
The warning comes in a new report, Beyond the Breaking Point, which finds that those providing essential services to women and girls are being...
Restoring dignity: Senegalese surgeon and Burundian foundation win reproductive health awards
The UN's sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, announced on Wednesday that the individual award will go to Professor Serigne Magueye Gueye of Senegal,...
World News in Brief: Students injured in Sudan drone strike, dangerous returns in south Lebanon, celebrating women diplomats
Senior UN officials including the Secretary-General and human rights chief have warned that the Rapid Support Forces, (RSF) could launch an imminent assault on...
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...



