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1 in 3 children overweight in the European region: WHO report

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home 1 in 3 children overweight in the European region: WHO report 10 May 2023 © UNICEF/Cybermedia Unstructured physical activity improves the health of children and reduces the likelihood of obesity. A new World Health Organization (WHO) report on obesity levels in Europe released on Wednesday, shows that roughly one in three primary school-aged children is living with obesity …

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Timor-Leste on Advancing Equality for Women and Girls, Ask Questions about High Rates of Domestic Violence and Women in Politics

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Timor-Leste on Advancing Equality for Women and Girls, Ask Questions about High Rates of Domestic Violence and Women in Politics 09 May 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Timor-Leste, with Committee Experts…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 09 May 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the International Organization for Migration, the World Food Program, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner…

One pregnant woman or newborn dies every 7 seconds: new UN report

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home One pregnant woman or newborn dies every 7 seconds: new UN report 09 May 2023 © UNICEF/Prashanth Vishwanathan A pregnant woman has a prenatal check-up at a hospital in Muttuck, India. Global progress in reducing the premature deaths of pregnant women, mothers and babies, has flatlined for eight years due to decreasing investments in maternal and newborn health, according to a new…

Iran: Over 200 executed since January; Türk calls for end to death penalty

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Iran: Over 200 executed since January; Türk calls for end to death penalty 09 May 2023 © UN Photo/Jean Marc Ferré Volker Türk, High Commissionner for Human Rights addresses a biennial high-level panel on the death penalty. The “frightening” number of executions carried out this year in Iran prompted the UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday, to call on the country’s authorities to…

Sudan violence threatens fragile cross-border progress with Juba

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan violence threatens fragile cross-border progress with Juba 09 May 2023 © WFP/Peter Louis Thousands of people have crossed into South Sudan as they flee the ongoing conflict in Sudan. The impact of ongoing violence among rival military parties in Sudan is threatening to derail bilateral political progress with neighbouring South Sudan, worsen the fragile humanitarian situation, and pose…

Values of UN Charter under threat like never before, warns Guterres

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Values of UN Charter under threat like never before, warns Guterres 09 May 2023 © Juan Carlos Rojas Secretary-General António Guterres receives the Carlos V European Award from King Felipe VI for his extensive and long career dedicated to social commitment. The values of human dignity and freedom, enshrined in the UN’s founding Charter in 1945, have never been so under threat, warned the…

Sudan displacement doubles in one week, says IOM

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan displacement doubles in one week, says IOM 09 May 2023 © WFP/Jacques David Sudanese refugees who fled the conflict in Sudan have built makeshift shelters in Koufroun, Chad. The number of internally displaced (IDPs) in Sudan has more than doubled in just the last week, since armed clashes erupted between rival militaries in multiple cities across Sudan, the International Organization…

UN Middle East envoy condemns deadly Israeli airstrikes in Gaza

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home UN Middle East envoy condemns deadly Israeli airstrikes in Gaza 09 May 2023 © UNRWA/Mohamed Hinnawi A young boy looks at a burnt vehicle after an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip in 2022. The top UN official involved in the Middle East peace process raised the alarm on Tuesday following an Israeli military operation which reportedly killed more than a dozen Palestinians, including three…

Haiti: International support needed now to stop spiralling gang violence

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: International support needed now to stop spiralling gang violence 09 May 2023 © Roger LeMoyne and U.S. CDC People walk through Turgeau district, one of the neighbourhoods of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, most affected by gang violence. Haiti needs “urgent” support from the international community to stop the suffering of people at the hands of violent gangs who have been…