From the halls of UN Headquarters, in New York, to the remote corners of the world, this week's UN News headlines captured the urgency – and the impact – of the Organization's work in real time. In Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, the Secretary-General vowed to stand by the Rohingya refugees as funding cuts threaten their survival. Meanwhile, in Sudan, children are bearing the brunt of an escalating crisis, with millions facing acute hunger, disease and unimaginable suffering. Across the globe, humanitarians are making life-or-death choices as budget cuts force them to scale back essential aid. On the health front, Europe saw a historic surge in measles cases, while a senior UN official warned that drug traffickers are exploiting war zones to expand their reach. But amid these challenges, the world's largest conference on women reaffirmed the fight for gender equality, and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a WHO-backed vaccination drive is bringing hope to remote communities – one boat, one motorcycle and one life-saving dose at a time. |
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