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Israel-Gaza Conflict: International Reactions Three Months On

Teguan Harris — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 16:43:47 +0000

On 7th October, the world witnessed attacks on Israel by Hamas that have escalated the Israel-Gaza conflict and divided the globe. Three months on, how have international administrations responded to the escalation of the Israel-Gaza conflict?

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300 years to go until Gender Equality, warns UN Chief

Faye Minton — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 21:44:20 +0000

Gender Equality is still 300 years away, while global progress in women's rights is "vanishing before our eyes," said UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres.

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COP27: Collaboration and Critique in Egypt

alanya — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 17:38:55 +0000

COP27 demands the attention of international leaders to take progressive steps in integrating economic development in alignment with the UN’s dedication to tackling climate change. Yet during a period of national turmoil in British politics and economics, what can we hope to see at this year’s conference?

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Humanitarian aid in Syria and its fragile future

Priscilla Tomaz — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:39:13 +0000

On the 8th of July, Russia vetoed the United Nation resolution that would have extended the provision of cross-border humanitarian aid to 4.1 million Syrians.

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Horn of Africa drought undermines access to education

alanya — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:06:01 +0000

Whilst officials gather to discuss how to provide aid to those suffering during the current drought in the Horn of Africa, the educations of millions of children are being threatened.

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Afghanistan One Year On: UN’s re-commitment to women and girl’s rights amid humanitarian crisis

alanya — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 19:33:39 +0000

Following one year of the Taliban’s occupation of Afghanistan, the United Nations has reasserted its commitment to supporting and protecting the rights of women and girls from the Taliban’s expanding oppressive regime.

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UN declares access to healthy environment a universal human right

Michaela Cullen — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 09:33:03 +0000

The United Nations has officially declared that access to a healthy environment is now a universal human right, as the General Assembly claims climate change and environmental degradation were some of the most ‘pressing threats to humanity's future.’

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UNICEF announces education crisis

Michaela Cullen — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:31:23 +0000

UNICEF recently released a report that claims Covid-19 has created an education crisis. Approximately 405 million school students have been held back from reattending school, according to the UNICEF report Are Children Really Learning?

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