Hello, this is Kasmira. As the Human Rights Council kicks off today, new analysis by two African NGOs shows growing division over Africa-focused resolutions.
Nuclear-armed states are relying more again on their atomic arsenals for deterrence, as nuclear weapons spending surged in 2023. And a UN audit has revealed some significant loopholes in its financial disclosure requirements. |
Sudanese supporters of the Sudanese armed popular resistance, which backs the army, ride on trucks in Gedaref on 3 March 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in Sudan between the army and paramilitaries. (Keystone/AFP)
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👩🏽🤝👩🏻Prostitution: Righting a wrong at the UN.
Reem Alsalem, UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, rejects the term ‘sex work’ saying that it “wrongly depicts prostitution as an activity as worthy and dignified as any other work”, in a study to be presented at the Human Right Council on Friday.
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