World News in Brief: Water ‘being taken for granted’, global teacher crisis, Nipah in India update UN News – Global perspective Human stories

While some 2.4 billion people live in countries where the supply of water is limited, global water demand for agriculture is expected to increase by 35 per cent up to 2050, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Wednesday.While some 2.4 billion people live in countries where the supply of water is limited, […]

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No meaning lost in translation: The UN’s quirkiest contest UN News – Global perspective Human stories

How would you translate these phrases into another language? “There are those who know how to fill a dishwasher, and those who don’t care” and “¡El chat GPT me ha hecho una paella!”How would you translate these phrases into another language? “There are those who know how to fill a dishwasher, and those who don’t

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ILO Myanmar Commission of Inquiry finds far-reaching violations of freedom of association and forced labour Conventions

The Commission of Inquiry urges the Myanmar military authorities to immediately cease all forms of violence, torture and other inhumane treatment against trade unionists, and to end all forms of forced or compulsory labour.

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World Habitat Day focuses on cities as drivers of growth UN News – Global perspective Human stories

Priming cities to become drivers of economic growth and recovery in the aftermath of crises such as conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic is the focus of World Habitat Day, observed on Monday. Priming cities to become drivers of economic growth and recovery in the aftermath of crises such as conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic is the

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UNESCO chief calls for ‘intensification’ of investment in girls’ education UN News – Global perspective Human stories

The head of the UN, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has urged governments to step up efforts to ensure that half of humanity is not shut out of the classroom.  The head of the UN, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has urged governments to step up efforts to ensure that half of humanity is

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Global Fund Support for PrEP Ring Ushers in New Era for Women and HIV Prevention in South Africa

Three key organizations involved in preventing and responding to HIV in South Africa – AIDS Foundation of South Africa, Beyond Zero, and Networking HIV & AIDS Community of Southern Africa – have placed an initial order of 16,000 dapivirine vaginal rings for HIV prevention with the support of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis

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