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Explained: The New US-Backed Gaza Aid Plan And Why UN Does Not Like It
A US-backed organization aims to start work in the Gaza Strip by the end of May, overseeing a new model of aid distribution in the Palestinian enclave, but the United Nations says the plan is not impartial or neutral, and it will not be involved.
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Explained: The New US-Backed Gaza Aid Plan And Why The UN Doesn't Like It
A US-backed organization aims to start work in the Gaza Strip by the end of May overseeing a new model of aid distribution in the Palestinian enclave, but the United Nations says the plan is not impartial or neutral, and it won't be involved.
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AI Poses A Bigger Threat To Women's Work, Than Men's, Says UN Report
Jobs traditionally done by women are more vulnerable to the impact of artificial intelligence than those done by men, especially in high-income countries, a report by the United Nations' International Labour Organization showed on Tuesday.
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UN Judge Jailed For 6 Years For Modern Slavery Offences
A UK court on Friday jailed a United Nations judge for six years and four months after she was found guilty of forcing a young woman to work as her maid.
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Pakistan's 4-Point Plan Over Indus Waters Treaty, And Why It Won't Work
Pakistan, thirsty for some legal action over New Delhi's move to place the Indus Waters Treaty in "abeyance", is planning to take India to international court in a desperate attempt to find some reprieve.
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US Nail Salon Worker Earned Over Rs 8 Crore With 13 Remote IT Jobs. How He Got Caught
Minh Phuong Ngoc Vong earned over $970,000 in salaries for software development work, which authorities claim was performed by North Korean operatives based in Shenyang.
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US Alleges Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil 'Covered Up' Working For UN Rights Body
The US government has alleged that Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian demonstrator Mahmoud Khalil withheld that he worked for a UN Palestinian relief agency in his visa application, saying that should be grounds for deportation.
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"Many Will Die" Due To US Aid Cuts, Warns UN
Cuts to US foreign aid under President Donald Trump have caused a "seismic shock" to global humanitarian work, a UN agency head said Wednesday, warning that "many will die" as a result.
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India Says Details Of Pausing, Rejecting Bids At UN Body Available To Select Few
Underlining the need for more transparency in workings of the UN Security Council's subsidiary bodies, India said details about rejecting or putting on hold requests to blacklist terror entities are not made public.
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Ecologist Madhav Gadgil Receives UN's Highest Environmental Honour
The United Nations on Tuesday recognised ecologist Madhav Gadgil with the annual Champions of the Earth award, the UN's highest environmental honour, for his seminal work in the Western Ghats, a global biodiversity hotspot.
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Gaza Has Become 'Graveyard' For Children, Says UN Palestinian Agency Chief
Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), said that Gaza has become a 'graveyard' for children.
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Women Continue To Perform 5 Times More Care Work Than Men: UN Official
Women continue to perform up to five times more care work than men, restricting their ability to engage in formal employment, a top UN official said here on Tuesday.
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Palestine Thanks India For $2.5 Million Financial Aid To Its UN Agency
Palestine on Tuesday expressed its deep gratitude to India for releasing the second tranche of $2.5 million financial aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
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UN Body For Palestine, Created In 1949, Banned From Operating In Israel
Israel's parliament was considering a bill on Monday that would ban the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) from working in Israel and occupied east Jerusalem, despite objections from the United States.
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Hamas Commander Who Doubled As UN Aid Worker Killed In Gaza, Says Israel
Israel's military said on Thursday it killed a Hamas commander who took part in the Oct. 7, 2023 assault on southern Israel and who also worked for the U.N. aid agency in the Gaza Strip.
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Explained: The New US-Backed Gaza Aid Plan And Why UN Does Not Like It
A US-backed organization aims to start work in the Gaza Strip by the end of May, overseeing a new model of aid distribution in the Palestinian enclave, but the United Nations says the plan is not impartial or neutral, and it will not be involved.
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Explained: The New US-Backed Gaza Aid Plan And Why The UN Doesn't Like It
A US-backed organization aims to start work in the Gaza Strip by the end of May overseeing a new model of aid distribution in the Palestinian enclave, but the United Nations says the plan is not impartial or neutral, and it won't be involved.
-
AI Poses A Bigger Threat To Women's Work, Than Men's, Says UN Report
Jobs traditionally done by women are more vulnerable to the impact of artificial intelligence than those done by men, especially in high-income countries, a report by the United Nations' International Labour Organization showed on Tuesday.
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UN Judge Jailed For 6 Years For Modern Slavery Offences
A UK court on Friday jailed a United Nations judge for six years and four months after she was found guilty of forcing a young woman to work as her maid.
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Pakistan's 4-Point Plan Over Indus Waters Treaty, And Why It Won't Work
Pakistan, thirsty for some legal action over New Delhi's move to place the Indus Waters Treaty in "abeyance", is planning to take India to international court in a desperate attempt to find some reprieve.
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US Nail Salon Worker Earned Over Rs 8 Crore With 13 Remote IT Jobs. How He Got Caught
Minh Phuong Ngoc Vong earned over $970,000 in salaries for software development work, which authorities claim was performed by North Korean operatives based in Shenyang.
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US Alleges Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil 'Covered Up' Working For UN Rights Body
The US government has alleged that Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian demonstrator Mahmoud Khalil withheld that he worked for a UN Palestinian relief agency in his visa application, saying that should be grounds for deportation.
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"Many Will Die" Due To US Aid Cuts, Warns UN
Cuts to US foreign aid under President Donald Trump have caused a "seismic shock" to global humanitarian work, a UN agency head said Wednesday, warning that "many will die" as a result.
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India Says Details Of Pausing, Rejecting Bids At UN Body Available To Select Few
Underlining the need for more transparency in workings of the UN Security Council's subsidiary bodies, India said details about rejecting or putting on hold requests to blacklist terror entities are not made public.
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Ecologist Madhav Gadgil Receives UN's Highest Environmental Honour
The United Nations on Tuesday recognised ecologist Madhav Gadgil with the annual Champions of the Earth award, the UN's highest environmental honour, for his seminal work in the Western Ghats, a global biodiversity hotspot.
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Gaza Has Become 'Graveyard' For Children, Says UN Palestinian Agency Chief
Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), said that Gaza has become a 'graveyard' for children.
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Women Continue To Perform 5 Times More Care Work Than Men: UN Official
Women continue to perform up to five times more care work than men, restricting their ability to engage in formal employment, a top UN official said here on Tuesday.
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Palestine Thanks India For $2.5 Million Financial Aid To Its UN Agency
Palestine on Tuesday expressed its deep gratitude to India for releasing the second tranche of $2.5 million financial aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
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UN Body For Palestine, Created In 1949, Banned From Operating In Israel
Israel's parliament was considering a bill on Monday that would ban the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) from working in Israel and occupied east Jerusalem, despite objections from the United States.
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Hamas Commander Who Doubled As UN Aid Worker Killed In Gaza, Says Israel
Israel's military said on Thursday it killed a Hamas commander who took part in the Oct. 7, 2023 assault on southern Israel and who also worked for the U.N. aid agency in the Gaza Strip.
