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The world’s tropics lost 4.1 million hectares of forests, the equivalent of 11 soccer fields, every minute in 2022, according to the World Resources Institute.
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Forest cover, the size of 11 football fields, vanishes every minute: WRI

The world’s tropics lost 4.1 million hectares of forests, the equivalent of 11 soccer fields, every minute in 2022, according to the World.

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At least 57 women and girls in Sudan were at the receiving end of sexually-related violence since a conflict between warring factions of the military government in the country began in April, the UN stated.
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Sexual violence against women, girls in Sudan conflict on the rise: UN agencies

HQ Team July 6, 2023: At least 57 women and girls in Sudan were at the receiving end of sexually-related violence since a.

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The UN has adopted a new manifesto, the Rabat Declaration, to strengthen the global commitment to improve the health of refugees and migrants.
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UN adopts Rabat Declaration on refugee, migrant health

HQ Team June 17, 2023: The UN has adopted a new manifesto, the Rabat Declaration, to strengthen the global commitment to improve the health.

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The world’s total number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence, and human rights abuses rose to 108.4 million in 2022 from 19.1 million the previous year, the UN stated.
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Russia-Ukraine war refugee outflow fastest since World War II

HQ Team June 15, 2023: The world’s total number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence, and human rights abuses rose to 108.4.

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The World Health Organization has posted a repository of more than 450 psychoactive drugs listing their abuses, harms, and dependence.
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WHO unveils online repository of 450 psychoactive drugs

HQ Team June 1, 2023: The World Health Organization has posted a repository of more than 450 psychoactive drugs listing their abuses, harms,.

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Europe’s largest nuclear plant, the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, in Ukraine, remains “extremely fragile and dangerous” because the war with Russia may escalate, the IAEA has stated.
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Situation in Europe’s largest nuclear plant remains ‘dangerous’: IAEA 

Europe’s largest nuclear plant, the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, in Ukraine, remains “extremely fragile and dangerous” because the war with Russia may escalate,.

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Hunger is set to increase in severity and magnitude in 18 global hotspots out of 22 designated nations, including Sudan, due to conflicts, climate extremes, and economic shocks.
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18 global hotspots set to face severe hunger, UN agencies warn

HQ Team May 30, 2023: Hunger is set to increase in severity and magnitude in 18 global hotspots out of 22 designated nations,.

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Record-breaking heat caused by greenhouse gases, ocean heat, and ocean acidification have resulted in glacial melts, a rise in sea levels, and human displacement last year,  according to a WMO report. 
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Failing crops, melting glaciers, record-smashing heat in 2022: WMO

HQ Team April 22, 2023: Record-breaking heat caused by greenhouse gases, ocean heat, and ocean acidification have resulted in glacial melts, a rise.

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Women farmers’ inequalities on the rise as global hunger intensifies
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Women farmers’ inequalities on the rise as global hunger intensifies

HQ Team April 14, 2023: Women, who account for one-third of those employed in the agricultural sector, are paid about 20% less than.

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About 263 million children and young people worldwide are out of school, and achieving education for all by 2030 is "seriously off track," the UN stated. 
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Pandemic, poverty keeping 260 million children out of school: UN

HQ Team April 12, 2023: About 263 million children and young people worldwide are out of school, and achieving education for all by.

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