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Nimco holding newly harvested onions. Photo: Abdirashad Ilyaas/NRC
“The journey was terrifying. We faced hunger, thirst and walked for days with nowhere to go,” the 45-year-old mother recalls.
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05/05/2025
‘Worsening Funding Crisis Increases Danger and Risks for Refugees’
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()* — The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Friday [] that a worsening funding crisis is placing refugees – who cannot return home due to war or persecution – in increasing danger.
UNHCR said that two-thirds of countries hosting refugees are already severely overstretched and urgently need support to continue providing education, healthcare and shelter.
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04/05/2025
Front-line Midwives: Three Reasons to Support These Humanitarian Health Workers amid a Global Funding Crisis
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By the UN Population Fund*
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 2 May 2025 – “This week, I assisted 19 deliveries – two of which were life-threatening emergencies,” said Espérance, a midwife at Kyeshero General Hospital in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
“We’re working in difficult conditions, with the fear of not being able to save everyone. But we’re holding on.”
Each year, three quarters of all maternal deaths occur in just 25 countries, the majority of which are in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
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04/05/2025
The Long List of Trump’s Harmful Reproductive Rights Restrictions
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By Skye Wheeler | Human Rights Watch*
A report compiling harmful actions taken by US President Donald Trump against reproductive rights was released on 30 April 2025 by the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR), a legal organization defending reproductive rights globally.
It’s a long list, including policy positions, personnel appointments, website takedowns, administrative changes, government agency shutdowns, and funding cuts.
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04/05/2025
USA: Trump Cuts Public Media, Uses Taxpayer Funds for Propaganda Instead
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By Reporters Without Borders*
President Donald Trump marked World Press Freedom Day 2025 by announcing his intention to drastically cut funding for public media in the United States. Meanwhile, the same week, his administration launched the White House Wire, a taxpayer-funded propaganda site.
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03/05/2025
Trump’s First 100 Days Portend Long-Lasting Damage to Press Freedom
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The United Nations will be commemorating World Press Freedom Day 2025 on May 3 reminding governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression enshrined under Article 19 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and marking the anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration, a statement of free press principles put together by African newspaper journalists in Windhoek in 1991.
Credit: Chris McGrath, Getty Images
– Press freedom is no longer a given in the United States 100 days into President Donald Trump’s second term as journalists and newsrooms face mounting pressures that threaten their ability to report freely and the public’s right to know.
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03/05/2025
‘Journalism Facing New Threats from Artificial Intelligence and Censorship’
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(UN News)* — Countries must do everything to ensure that free and independent news reporting can thrive, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on in a message to mark World Press Freedom Day.
“Amidst spiraling conflict, climate chaos, growing divisions, and a rapidly changing digital landscape, a free press is more vital than ever,” said Volker Türk.
Furthermore, “the media help us understand the world around us and encourage critical thinking and dialogue.”
Threats and deaths
Free and independent media are the best antidote to disinformation but press freedom is under threat in every region of the world, he warned.
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03/05/2025
‘Journalists Face Attacks, Detentions, Censorship, Intimidation, Violence and Even Death — Simply for Doing Their Jobs’
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By the UN Secretary General, António Guterres*
In a world plagued by conflict and division, World Press Freedom Day highlights a fundamental truth:
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03/05/2025
Reporters in Gaza Bear Witness and Suffer Tragic Consequences
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()* — “After losing my leg in the war, I returned to photojournalism not just for work, but because I have loved photography since childhood,” said Palestinian reporter Sami Shahada.
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03/05/2025
Gaza: ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ Unfolds as Brutal Aid Blockade Threatens Mass Starvation
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(UN News)* — Two months into a devastating aid blockade of Gaza food has run out and people are fighting over water amid relentless bombing, the UN’s humanitarian affairs coordination office (OCHA) on said.
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