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Daily Wrap 10 March 2025

World's largest conference on women calls for equality amid gender backlash Gender equality is a critical goal at a time when the demand for rights faces a global backlash, top UN officials told thousands of diplomats, business and civil society delegates gathered at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday for the world's largest annual conference focused on women's issues. Read more Women Afghanistan: Top UN envoy calls for 'a moment of realism', as Taliban's isolation grows The top UN envoy for Afghanistan on Monday underscored the need for realistic engagement with the country as humanitarian and human rights crises deepen amid growing international isolation. Read more Peace and Security Drug traffickers running routes through war zones, top UN official warns A "new black market" for synthetics and drug trafficking through war zones are fuelling instability around the world, the chief of the UN drugs and crime office said on Monday. Read more Law and Crime Prevention Nine out of 10 Gazans unable to access safe drinking water: UNICEF Severe water shortages in Gaza have reached critical levels, with only one in 10 people currently able to access safe drinking water, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday.  Read more Humanitarian Aid Syria: Children among the dead amid reports of mass killings and looting Children are feared to be among more than 1,000 people reportedly killed in fierce fighting over the weekend in Syria's coastal northwest, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said. Read more Peace and Security

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