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Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan has called for a ceasefire in Israel’s war against Hamas, saying that supporting the protection of Palestinian lives does not equal being antisemitic or pro-terrorism. “There has to be a collective call for a ceasefire,” Rania told CNN’s Becky Anderson. “I know that some who...
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November 2nd, 2023 (Lahore, Pakistan): Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) Pakistan is relaunching ‘Ab Aur Nahin’, a pro bono online portal for women seeking legal representation and psychological counselling in cases of harassment and gender-based violence. The website works by linking victims/survivors to helpful resources and connecting them with qualified...
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Cairo, Egypt: Thousands of civilians on Sunday morning stormed a UN-run warehouse in Gaza’s middle area, where the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is storing some food commodities. The morning’s events followed a harrowing 24-hour communication blackout and persistent access challenges that brought all WFP operations to a...
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Digital Rights Foundation’s (DRF) Pakistan’s Executive Director Nighat Dad has joined the United Nations Secretary General’s high-level advisory board on Artificial Intelligence (AI) along with esteemed distinguished individuals from across the globe. The board will address the overarching theme of addressing global governance of AI. The AI advisory body’s...
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New York City, USA: More than 600 million women and girls lived in conflict-affected countries in 2022, a 50 per cent increase since 2017. Civilians around the world need greater humanitarian aid than ever before—but countries are instead increasing military spending, which topped USD 2.2 trillion in 2022. That...
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Rome, Italy: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed the opening of the border crossing between Egypt and Gaza, which enabled a first convoy of trucks to bring in urgently needed food, water and other supplies provided by the Egyptian Red Crescent and the United Nations for hundreds of...
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New York City: UN Women’s Rapid Assessment and Humanitarian Response in the Occupied Palestinian Territory sheds light on the profound impact of the ongoing conflict on the people in Gaza, including on women and girls. Following the 7 October attack by Hamas on Israel and the ensuing Israeli attacks on Gaza,...
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October 16, 2023: Oxfam South Africa has learnt from its programmatic and advocacy work with communities in South Africa and the SADC that the pandemic and subsequent austerity measures have worsened inequality and food insecurity, catalysing an urgent need for concerted efforts to address the crisis. The pandemic has...
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September 25th, 2023 (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates): The UNCTAD’s World Investment Forum, one of the world’s largest investment gatherings hosted by Abu Dhabi from 16 to 20 October 2023, is shining a spotlight on the imperative need for innovative investment strategies and policies to facilitate the flow of...