A new United Nations report warns that women’s and girls’ rights are under growing threat worldwide, with nearly a quarter of governments reporting a backlash against gender equality.
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Terrorism and organized crime rampant in Sahel and spilling into West Africa coastal states, UN says
The top U.N. envoy for the Sahel and West Africa warned that terrorism and organized crime by violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State are a “pervasive threat” in the region, and urged the Security Council to pursue financing regionally led police operations.