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Afghanistan mission chief to Taliban: Bans on women and girls cost you legitimacy at home and abroad

·June 21, 2023·2 min read

UN Special Representative Roza Otunbayeva was briefing the Security Council on the dire situation facing the country and the international aid effort, with UN women workers among those now prevented by Taliban edicts from working. “We will not put our national staff in danger and therefore we are asking them not...

First Person: Starting from zero – Gambian returning migrant counts cost of attempted Europe crossing

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·March 18, 2023·5 min read

“I’m from Jarra, a rural area in the Lower River Region of The Gambia, in the middle of the country. I moved to the capital, Banjul, when I was 15, to live with my brother and go to high school. I didn’t graduate, though, because we couldn’t afford the fees....

Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest, warns UNCTAD |

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·July 20, 2022·2 min read

UNCTAD’s analysis shows that a 10 per cent increase in food prices will trigger a five per cent decrease in the incomes of the poorest families, roughly equivalent to the amount those families would normally spend on healthcare. Unsafe products have long been a threat across borders. But 60% of countries...