World News in Brief
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Health
World News in Brief: Children hit by HIV funding gaps, risks to Pakistan’s courts, minority exclusion
Children and adolescents living with HIV continue to be left behind in access to early diagnosis, life-saving treatment and care,…
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Humanitarian Aid
World News in Brief: Food insecurity triples, Mozambique aid boost, Uganda elections alert
The number of people facing acute food insecurity has tripled since 2016 to nearly 300 million, even as food-sector funding…
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Humanitarian Aid
World News in Brief: Global economy ‘on the brink’, ending slavery, Latin America jobs update
Global economic growth will slow to 2.6 per cent in 2025, down from 2.9 per cent in 2024, as global…
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Women
World News in Brief: Violence against Haitian women, WHO alert over support for survivors worldwide, Youth Activist Summit marks hope over hate
Between January and September, over 7,400 cases of gender-based violence (GBV) were reported in Haiti – an average of about…
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Health
World News in Brief: Gaza latest, Americas loses measles-free status, tornado recovery in Brazil
At least 600,000 litres of desperately needed diesel fuel has managed to enter the Gaza Strip in less than a…
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Humanitarian Aid
World News in Brief: Ukraine war update, Philippines typhoon latest, demographic shift in Europe and Central Asia
The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, reported large-scale attacks and hostilities in Ukraine over the weekend which caused widespread civilian…
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Human Rights
World News in Brief: Self-sufficiency call for healthcare funding, Australia treaty with Indigenous Peoples, Haiti women at risk
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) issued new guidance on Monday to help poorer nations cope with severe global funding…
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Peace and Security
World News in Brief: Russian rights abuses in Ukraine, US a no-show for rights review, Orlando Bloom highlights Rohingya plight
Independent UN human rights investigators have heard first-hand accounts of torture, unlawful detention and the forced transfer of civilians during…
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Migrants and Refugees
World News in Brief: Refugee boat tragedy in Andaman Sea, Gaza vaccinations, farmers’ lending scheme
At least 21 Rohingya refugees, including two teenage girls, have died after a boat carrying up to 70 people capsized…
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UN Affairs
World News in Brief: 80th birthday greetings, South Sudan floods, South Lebanon update
Marking its 80th anniversary, the United Nations celebrated decades of multilateral cooperation for peace, human rights, and sustainable development through…
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