Human Rights Day: 5 key things to know
As Human Rights Day dawns on 10 December, it serves as a reminder of the ongoing importance of equality, justice and dignity for all people worldwide. Source UN News
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Shaping human rights for all
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights has paved the way forward when it was adopted in 1948, inspiring more than 80 international treaties as well as UN photographers, who captured everyday struggles and triumphs over the decades in their latest photo essay on the heels of Human Rights Day. Source UN News
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Women’s Football: 2027 World Cup Set for June 24 to July 25
Women’s Football: 2027 World Cup Set for June 24 to July 25Sourced from Africanews
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Syria crisis: Nothing must stop peaceful transition, says UN Special Envoy
Barely 48 hours since opposition forces including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) swept into Damascus and forced out President Bashar al-Assad, the top UN negotiator tasked with helping the Syrian people to create a peaceful and democratic future insisted that nothing could be taken for granted. Source UN News
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South Africa: Holiday warning as scam injuries surge
“The RAF does not compensate someone who intentionally causes a motor vehicle accident, even if this results in serious injuries,”Sourced from Africanews
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Malaria cases surge in 2023, says WHO Report
“No one should die of malaria; yet the disease continues to disproportionately harm people living in the African region, especially young children and pregnant women,”Sourced from Africanews
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Birth registration increases, but 150 million children still ‘invisible’
A new report from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reveals significant progress in ending the problem of the “invisible” millions of babies each year who go unregistered. Nearly eight in 10 children under five were successfully registered at birth in the last five years. Source UN News
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Naby Keïta heads to Hungary with Ferencvaros after being frozen out in Germany
The Guinean midfielder joined Bremen in June 2023 after five years at Liverpool but only played five games for the German team.Sourced from Africanews
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SA: Miguel Cardoso named new coach of Mamelodi Sundowns
Mngqithi’s departure follows Sundowns’ poor recent form, including two draws in the Champions League group stage and a shock loss in the South African League Cup final.Sourced from Africanews
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Live: Human Rights Day around the world
Human Rights Day, marked annually on 10 December, will focus on the theme Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now, and we will bring you to UN Headquarters in Geneva and New York and every region of the world, with dispatches from colleagues on the ground from Gaza and Georgia to Nepal and Nicaragua. UN News app users can follow our…
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