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World News in Brief: Students injured in Sudan drone strike, dangerous returns in south Lebanon, celebrating women diplomats
Ongoing fighting in the Sudanese city of El Obeid continues to endanger civilians and damage infrastructure, the United Nations said…
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AI is getting women wrong as gender bias persists, data reveals
As artificial intelligence reshapes how people work, communicate and access information, UN Women warned on Monday that the technology is…
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Refugee turned peacemaker: The young woman leader transforming communities in the Central African Republic
In the heart of the Central African Republic (CAR), a nation long marked by conflict, Nina Mireille Yankinon stands as…
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Conflict-related sexual violence cases more than doubled in 2025, UN warns
Nearly 10,000 cases of conflict-related sexual violence were recorded worldwide last year – more than double the previous year’s figure…
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War is becoming a death sentence for women and girls
Thirteen-year-old Mona still remembers the moment the second airstrike hit. “We were sitting on the sixth floor when they struck…
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Chad’s refugee crisis overwhelms maternity care in east, UN agency warns
Many women in eastern Chad are being forced to give birth in overcrowded clinics with limited medicine, minimal equipment and…
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Abuse of women journalists made ‘easier and more damaging’ by AI
Reports of online violence against women journalists have doubled since 2020, with serious impacts on their health and well-being, according…
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A race for rights: How sport is helping protect girls in Uganda
On a red running track in eastern Uganda, coach Zuena Cheptoek is doing more than training runners. For many girls…
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The Epstein files: Rights experts demand accountability, call for probe into trafficking allegations
UN independent human rights experts called on Thursday for justice and accountability for young women and girls who were trafficked systematically…
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How Kyrgyzstan built a system to support domestic violence survivors
Domestic violence was not something people spoke about openly in Kyrgyzstan in the 1990s following the collapse of the Soviet…
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