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UN's decreasing humanitarian support in Iraq

Posted on 23 March 2023

As it reaches 20 years since the US invaded Iraq, there is a recent shift being seen in the UN’s approach – specifically a decrease in humanitarian support compared to the past…
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High rates of maternal mortality reflects global disparities

Posted on 01 March 2023

The United Nations Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group has estimated in their new report that a woman dies every 2 minutes due to pregnancy. The data spans mortality in childbirth from…
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250 million released from UN Emergency Relief Fund

Posted on 23 February 2023

The UN have announced they will release $250 million out of their emergency relief fund this year, the largest allocation ever made.
 
This decision is in response to the persistent global crises…
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