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As the United Nations member states gather in New York City to mark the 69th session of the annual conference on women’s rights, the condition of women and girls remains stark under the Taliban’s gender apartheid rule in Afghanistan. Three …
Welcome to This Week @UN: Israel-Hamas ceasefire; Elise Stefanik’s UN agenda; Eritrea’s young diplomat. Plus: Davos; Trump; Congo; Gaza; Yemen; gender apartheid. Follow us on Blue Sky, Twitter (X), Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. • Our #1 story this week: At …
- Arthur Bassas
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It was exactly 12 years ago when Malala Yousafzai, now 27, was shot in the head by the Pakistan branch of the Taliban while riding home from school in a bus. On the same day — Oct. 9 — more …
- Damilola Banjo
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South Africa: ‘We Know What Apartheid Looks Like’ President Cyril Ramaphosa — whose government brought the genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in December — cited South Africa’s grim status as the country that spawned …
- Anton Ferreira
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Happy July 5th! Welcome to This Week @UN: WFP corruption?; Russia on Gaza and DPRK. Plus: More Gaza, Hurricane Beryl. Follow us on Twitter (X), Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn Our #1 story this week: World Food Program’s Boss in Southern …
- Arthur Bassas
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Welcome to This Week @UN: Human rights in Africa; a woman UN boss; EU migration failure; Summit of the Future. Plus: Misinfo/disinfo; Gaza; West Bank; Mali; Afghanistan. Follow us on Twitter (X), Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn • Our #1 story …
- Arthur Bassas
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Welcome to This Week @UN: Sudan’s UAE accusations; prostitution vs. sex work; Ukraine peace summit; top UN jobs. Plus: Small arms; Greece; HIV/AIDS; pollution; Gaza. Follow us on Twitter (X), Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn • Summer fund-raising: Why do we …
- Arthur Bassas
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Welcome to This Week @UN: A top humanitarian’s goodbye to Gaza; Serbia’s hushing a genocide commemoration; the Pact for the Future. Plus: Sudan; Libya; Afghanistan; Iran; Palestine. Follow us on Twitter (X), Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. You are reading PassBlue …
- Arthur Bassas
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Welcome to This Week @UN: Japan outs the Security Council; UN experts’ “false promises” on prostitution; UNRWA funding. Plus: Haiti; Sudan; Yemen; Mediterranean shipwreck. Follow us on Twitter (X), Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. Our top story this week: UN Rights …
- Arthur Bassas
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The United Nations-led meeting in Doha with the Taliban next week offers another opportunity for Afghanistan and all opposing sides in the country to come together to end the war. Any achievement, however, depends on whether all factions, including women …
In the Taliban’s Afghanistan, it’s not uncommon for three women to share a hospital bed. Nor is it rare for premature babies to share incubators. This occurs in the most developed city, the capital of Kabul, and all over the …
Welcome to This Week @UN, where we summarize the most important news coming from the organization while promoting our own articles that you may have missed in the last seven days. This week, we cover events in the Mideast, with …
- Arthur Bassas
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A new independent analysis of how the United Nations should deal with the wide-ranging challenges plaguing Afghanistan is likely to be debated privately in the Security Council on Nov. 28. Although the Taliban are unequivocal in their contempt for human …
Welcome to This Week @UN, where we summarize the most important news coming from the organization while promoting our own articles that you may have missed in the last seven days. Thirty-three days into the Israel-Hamas war, 11,078 deaths have …
- Arthur Bassas
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Welcome to This Week @UN, where we summarize the most important news emanating from the organization as well as promote our own articles that you may have missed in the last seven days. The agonizing toll on civilians caught in …
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