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‘Step Up the Pace’ and end female genital mutilation, UN says
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) refers to all procedures involving the partial or…
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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…
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Explainer: How family planning saves lives
“I will never allow my daughter to go through what happened to…
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World News in Brief: WHO chief asks US to reconsider withdrawal, gender parity remains distant goal, call for rethink on Nordic alcohol law change
President Trump’s executive order of 20 January is regrettable “and we hope…
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World News in Brief: Deadly virus outbreak in Uganda, $500 million human rights appeal, Thailand’s lèse-majesté laws in spotlight
Health authorities in Kampala confirmed that one patient has died – a…
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UNAIDS welcomes US decision to keep funding life-saving HIV treatment
The move from the UN agency dedicated to ending the disease came…
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Georgia: Malaria-free certification ‘a huge milestone worth marking’
It now joins 45 countries and one territory that have achieved this…
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What is the World Health Organization and why does it matter?
From laboratories to battlefields, the United Nations specialised health agency has been…
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WHO launches $1.5 billion appeal to tackle global health crises
In response, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for $1.5 billion through…
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It’s not censorship to stop hateful online content, insists UN rights chief
Social media posts inciting hate and division have “real world consequences” and…
