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UN Report The World’s Women 2020 – Statistics and Trends: UN Report’s Section on FGM

Did you know that at least 200 million girls and women have undergone Female Genital Mutilation or FGM?  FGM is included in the UN Sustainable Development Goal 5 Gender Equality.  The practice of FGM is decreasing but still has a high prevalence in Northern Africa, Eastern Africa, and West Africa. COVID-19 may also affect the

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[Opinion] Ban Ki-Moon: Returning to Multilateralism

The UN headquarters in New York /Xinhua COVID-19 has shone a light on the acute vulnerabilities of a deeply interconnected world. No country, regardless of its size, wealth, or technological sophistication, can tackle this crisis alone. Owing to the pandemic, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly this month is being held under exceptional circumstances, with

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[Ban Ki-moon] To Honor the Victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 Years on, We Must Lay Down Our Nuclear Weapons

 This year marks the 75th anniversary since the bombing of Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It is estimated that 140,000 of Hiroshima’s 350,000 population were killed and that at least 74,000 people died in Nagasaki. Thousands more died from radiation sickness in the aftermath lasting years. Back in 2010, former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

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COVID-19 Is Pushing Girls to Marry Early and Drop Out of School: Reports (Global Citizen)

Some girls are prioritizing marriage and children over education. Girls in developing countries are so afraid of dying from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, that they are considering marrying and having children sooner, according to new reports. CAMFED, an organization that focuses on the education of girls in sub-Saharan Africa, says because the

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I Was the Secretary-General of the U.N. Here’s How the Coronavirus Crisis Can Bring the World Together – Ban Ki-moon

There is no precedent in living memory for the challenge that COVID-19 now poses to world leaders. The disease stands poised to cause a far-reaching economic depression and a tragically high number of deaths. Its impact will be felt in every corner of the world. To combat this historic threat, leaders must urgently put aside

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