Afghanistan : Alleged drug facilities not lawful targets of US airstrikes   (Kanaga Raja, Geneva) (PRIV)
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Both the sites and individuals targeted in airstrikes, conducted by US forces on alleged drug-processing facilities in Afghanistan on 5 May 2019, were civilian and, as such, protected from attack, according to a United Nations report.

Opinion : Beware high-fat diets   (IPS, Kuala Lumpur) (PRIV)
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Two decades into the 21st century, all too many people still associate being "overweight" with prosperity, health and wellbeing, mainly because being thin has long been associated with being emaciated due to hunger, undernourishment and malnutrition.

Opinion : UN faces its worst cash crisis in nearly a decade   (IPS, New York) (PRIV)
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The Secretary-General wrote to Member States about the worst cash crisis facing the United Nations in nearly a decade.

UN : Women ambassadors rise to new heights but fall short of gender parity   (IPS, New York) (PRIV)
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New York's diplomatic community has continued to be enriched by a record number of women Permanent Representatives (PRUNs) - 50 in all, as of October 2 - compared with about 15 to 20 back in the 1980s and early 1990s.