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Human Rights 

No more execution attempts on Christa Pike: UN rights chief

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What you need to know Ms. Pike was denied clemency and, one hour before her execution, a court halted it then lifted the stay She was twice injected with lethal drugs and survived Calls are growing for authorities to commute Ms. Pike’s death sentence “The prolonged suffering – physical and mental – arising from multiple failed execution attempts is abhorrent… Read More
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‘The clock on AI regulation is ticking’, warns UN rights chief

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Speaking in the UK at an AI and Human Rights Summit in Oxford on Monday, Mr. Türk said the technology could deliver dazzling advances in science, health, education – and even human rights work.  But its tools are being built and controlled by a select few, without public oversight, and are already doing things their creators cannot fully predict or… Read More
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World News in Brief: Child migrants in Europe, Greenland forced contraception scandal, FAO hunger updates

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Just over 31,000 children arrived in Greece, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria and Malta last year – 25 per cent less than in 2024. Of more than 4,600 teenagers and young adults aged 15 to 24 surveyed, nearly half reported suffering physical violence.  One of the main routes migrants take today is the through the central Mediterranean from Libya and Tunisia in… Read More
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World hunger is still not going down after three years and obesity is still growing – UN report

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An estimated 820 million people did not have enough to eat in 2018, up from 811 million in the previous year, which is the third year of increase in a row. This underscores the immense challenge of achieving the Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger by 2030, says a new edition of the annual The State of Food Security and… Read More
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WHO launches new report on the global tobacco epidemic

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Many governments are making progress in the fight against tobacco, with 5 billion people today living in countries that have introduced smoking bans, graphic warnings on packaging and other effective tobacco control measures – four times more people than a decade ago. But a new WHO report shows many countries are still not adequately implementing policies, including helping people quit… Read More
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Multilateral agencies launch a joint plan to boost global health goals

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Today at the United Nations General Assembly, 12 multilateral agencies launched a joint plan to better support countries over the next 10 years to accelerate progress towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Developed over 18 months, Stronger Collaboration, Better Health: Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All outlines how a dozen multilateral health, development and humanitarian… Read More
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Universal Health Coverage Passes Key Global Milestone

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The World Health Organization today welcomed a new Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Resolution on achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030. The resolution, adopted at the IPU Assembly in Belgrade, Serbia, comes one month after heads of state agreed a high-level United Nations Political Declaration on UHC in New York. UHC is increasingly regarded as a cornerstone for sustainable global development… Read More
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‘Age must never diminish rights,’ UN independent expert warns

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Key points An estimated 664 million women were aged 60 or older in 2025, a number projected to reach 1.13 billion by 2050 A new report examines violence against older women as a distinct and intersectional issue rooted in discrimination, ageism and inequality ‘Invisible’ violence Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on the causes and consequences of violence against women and girls,… Read More
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Major milestone for WHO-supported Ebola vaccine

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The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the European Medicines Agency (EMA) announcement recommending a conditional marketing authorization for the rVSV-ZEBOV-GP vaccine, which has been shown to be effective in protecting people from the Ebola virus.  Today’s announcement by EMA, the European agency responsible for the scientific evaluation of medicines developed by pharmaceutical companies, is a key step before the European Commission… Read More
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Dead and injured following attacks on Ebola responders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Two attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have killed 4 workers responding to the Ebola outbreak and injured 5 others. The attacks occurred overnight on a shared living camp in Biakato Mines and an Ebola response coordination office in Mangina. “We are heartbroken that people have died in the line of duty as they worked… Read More
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