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Africa
Daughters of Somalia, a continuous pledge to end female genital mutilation
In Somalia, over 90 per cent or more of girls and women, have been subjected to female genital mutilation, or…
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Middle East
UN Lebanon mission becomes pioneer in gender-sensitive peacekeeping
The Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is taking advantage of a new initiative, to become the first UN peacekeeping mission…
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Americas
For women in e-commerce, ‘entrepreneurship means freedom’
Entrepreneurship can mean more freedom for women according to the first Latin-American advocate of eTrade for All, an initiative developed…
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Africa
Grave concerns over ‘dire’ and deteriorating situation in war-torn Tigray region
UN humanitarians expressed deep concern on Friday about serious and ongoing abuses carried out against displaced civilians who are also facing dire food insecurity in Ethiopia’s Tigray region,…
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Asia Pacific
INTERVIEW: The women activists aiming to make history in Vanuatuan politics
The Republic of Vanuatu is one of the few countries in the world without a single woman representative in parliament,…
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Asia Pacific
‘No place’ for coups in today’s world, UN chief tells Myanmar military
On the opening day of a new UN Human Rights Council session on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his “full support to the people of Myanmar”, three weeks after the…
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Health
‘No place’ for coups in today’s world, UN chief tells Myanmar military
On the opening day of a new UN Human Rights Council session on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his “full support to the people of Myanmar”, three weeks after the…
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Human Rights
‘No place’ for coups in today’s world, UN chief tells Myanmar military
On the opening day of a new UN Human Rights Council session on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his “full support to the people of Myanmar”, three weeks after the…
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