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Protecting the storytellers: Women journalists on the frontline of conflict 
Backing for UN call to end Cuba embargo falls to 20-year low 
Protecting the storytellers: Women journalists on the frontline of conflict
As online abuse, gender-based attacks and impunity ramp up the threats to women reporting from crisis zones, journalists and UN leaders are calling for...
Ending conflict is ‘number one thing’ to reduce world hunger, new WFP chief says
Reducing conflict is the single most effective way to tackle global hunger, the new head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Luke Lindberg,...
Backing for UN call to end Cuba embargo falls to 20-year low
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday called for the 34th time for an end to the US economic, commercial and financial embargo on Cuba...
UN human rights chief urges better protection of civilians in conflicts
Youth-led protests against corruption and inequality in Serbia, Bangladesh, Nepal and Madagascar reflect a growing demand for reinforcing human rights around the world, UN...
Civilians in Sudan’s El Obeid trapped between drones and incarceration
Civilians in Sudan’s El Obeid live in constant fear of drone attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and of a wave of arbitrary...
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URBANA, Illinois, US, October 28 (IPS) – Recently, countries around the world, including the United States of America, celebrated the United Nations 2026 World...
Three-quarters of NFL football players may end up with CTE
The first estimate of CTE prevalence across the NFL suggests 75 percent of players may suffer from the neurodegenerative disease.
Ending conflict is ‘number one thing’ to reduce world hunger, new WFP chief says 
Backing for UN call to end Cuba embargo falls to 20-year low 
UN human rights chief urges better protection of civilians in conflicts