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UN lauds $6 billion US funding approval towards ending HIV/AIDS

UN lauds $6 billion US funding approval towards ending HIV/AIDS ## US Approves Significant Funding Boost for Global HIV/AIDS Fight **New York, NY** – A substantial financial commitment from the United States has been met with strong commendation from the United Nations, signaling a renewed and... read more »

Child malnutrition hits catastrophic lev...

Child malnutrition hits catastrophic levels in parts of Sudan

Child malnutrition hits catastrophic levels in parts of Sudan **Sudan Faces Escalating Child Malnutrition Crisis Amidst Worsening Humanitarian Conditions** **Khartoum, Sudan –** A dire humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Sudan, with alarming reports indicating that acute malnutrition among... read more »

Human rights cannot wait: Trk launches $...

Human rights cannot wait: Trk launches $400 million appeal for 2026

Human rights cannot wait: Trk launches $400 million appeal for 2026 **Urgent Funding Appeal Launched for Global Human Rights Protection** **Geneva, Switzerland** – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has issued a critical appeal for $400 million to sustain and... read more »

Cuba: UN warns of possible humanitarian ...

Cuba: UN warns of possible humanitarian collapse, as oil supplies dwindle

Cuba: UN warns of possible humanitarian collapse, as oil supplies dwindle ### United Nations Sound Alarm Over Cuba’s Approaching Humanitarian Crisis Amidst Fuel Shortages **HAVANA –** The United Nations has issued a stark warning regarding the escalating humanitarian situation in Cuba,... read more »

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US defends Mehsud’s killing amidst admitting tensions with Pak

Mehsud killing seen as major victory by US media

Washington – The reported death of Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone strike has been described as a “victory” by the US media, but analysts also cautioned that... read more »

979 died in Iraqi violence in October

979 died in Iraqi violence in October

Baghdad – As many as 979 people were killed and about 1,900 injured following violent incidents in different parts of Iraq during October, a... read more »

18 killed in armed attack in Yemen

18 killed in armed attack in Yemen

Aden – At least 18 people were killed and over 50 injured Friday in an armed attack by Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen’s northern province of Saada,... read more »

Turkey warns over WMDs being threat to world peace

Turkey warns over WMDs being threat to world peace

Istanbul – Turkish President Abdullah Gul warned here Friday that concerns about the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) are mounting with each... read more »

China assumes UN security council’s rotating pres...

Man jailed 5 years in China for flight bomb hoaxes

United Nations – China Friday assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for November. Liu Jieyi, China’s permanent... read more »

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