UN International Days
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Women
Women and girls in science: Dismantling barriers, closing gender gaps
Although women are more likely than young men to pursue higher education, they make up only 35 per cent of…
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Women
Fatwas, faith and fallacies: Myth-busting female genital mutilation in Africa
Olivia Albert, 19, was subjected to female genital (FGM) mutilation when she was 14. She told the UN sexual and reproductive…
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Human Rights
‘We children saw things that no one should ever have to see’ Holocaust survivor tells the UN
Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan, gave a harrowing and heart-rendering account of her childhood under Nazi persecution during Tuesday’s Holocaust…
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Human Rights
Remembering the Holocaust: ‘You are here because you choose hope over hate’
The Holocaust is a warning, that hatred “can consume everything” – a message that feels more urgent than ever, the…
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Health
Calming the mind and promoting global peace on World Meditation Day
Meditation, which has its roots in religious, yogic and secular traditions from various civilisations, calls for living in the present…
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Health
HIV and AIDS: Despite funding setbacks, prevention sees progress
Pooja Mishra’s health kept worsening until she began treatment for HIV at age 19, two years after her diagnosis. From…
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