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US-Houthi ceasefire ‘a welcome opportunity’ to advance peace efforts in Yemen

By Arun Kumar on May 15, 2025 GENERAL

Ambassadors were briefed by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, who commended Oman for its efforts to achieve the agreement which came into effect on 6 May. He said the cessation of hostilities represented an important and necessary de-escalation in the Red Sea following the resumption of deadly US airstrikes on Houthi-controlled areas […]

Health, education, opportunity at stake, amid stubborn digital gender divide

By Pallavi Guha on April 24, 2025 GENERAL

Closing this gap is not optional. There were189 million fewer women than men online in 2024. The disparity is about more than access, it reflects deeper systemic barriers, according to Doreen Bogdan-Martin who heads the UN telecommunications agency, ITU. “That’s too many missed opportunities to learn, to earn and to shape our shared digital […]