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Nine Secretaries-General. Eighty-one years. All men. Four of six candidates are women. As the Council heads into its straw polls, the question isn't whether a woman can lead the UN. It's whether the P5 will allow it. @AmitabhBehar for @ipsnews ⬇️ www.ipsnews.net/2026/07/the-... #UNSG

The United Nations in a Time of Opportunity & Uncertainty: a Time to Choose

It is time to entrust the UN leadership to a woman of the Global South who shapes a more inclusive, effective and forward-looking UN

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"What was destroyed in Gaza was not merely steel and concrete. Israel eradicated an entire social and economic world, built up over generations, and only Palestinians can rebuild it," said Mohammad Skaik, the Gaza Program Manager at PalTrade. www.newarab.com/news/rebuild...

Rebuilding Gaza to cost seven times more than all previous wars

In a new report co-written with Palestinian groups, Oxfam says the reconstruction of Gaza will cost at least $71.4 billion

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Rich countries have again inflated the “true value” of the climate finance they provide to low- and middle-income countries, overstating it by around $100 billion in 2024, according to the latest analysis by Oxfam. www.gulf-times.com/article/7292...

Climate change is getting worse, but financing faces challenges

The long-established consensus in the scientific world: Climate change is real, mostly caused by humans, and is getting worse  ...

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