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Ethiopia: ‘Incomplete but troubling picture’ reveals impact of Tigray crisis on children
12 February 2021
Humanitarians are learning more about the dire situation of children in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where fighting continues between Government troops and regional forces of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).
As more supplies and emergency personnel reach the area, “an incomplete but troubling picture” is emerging which reveals children are experiencing…
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‘Constellation’ of post-COVID symptoms will impact global healthcare, says WHO
12 February 2021
Far more research is needed into the “constellation” of sometimes debilitating symptoms among people who’ve recovered from COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, adding that it “will impact” global health systems.
“We know that this post-COVID-19 condition - or as some patients also call it ‘long COVID’ and some clinicians call it ‘long COVID’ - is a…
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Myanmar crisis: ‘All options should be on the table’, UN Human Rights Council hears
12 February 2021
The UN deputy human rights chief and the independent expert on Myanmar have called for targeted sanctions against the leaders of what they both described as the coup that took place in the country last week, as the Human Rights Council met in special session on Friday to discuss the ongoing crisis.
Punitive actions against those responsible must not harm Myanmar’s…
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Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Special Session of the Human Rights Council on Myanmar: Seizure of Power by the Military Constitutes a Profound Setback for Myanmar
12 February 2021
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The Human Rights Council this morning opened its special session on “the human rights implications of the crisis in Myanmar”, hearing the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights say that the seizure of power by the Myanmar military constituted a profound setback for the country, after a decade of hard-won gains in its democratic transition.
Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, said Myanmar’s democratically elected political…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
12 February 2021
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Special session of the Human Rights Council
Rhéal LeBlanc, speaking on behalf of the Human Rights Council (HRC), informed that the Human Rights Council was currently…
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COVID fuelling risk of recruitment and use of children in conflict, UN and EU warn on International Day
12 February 2021
More children could be pushed into the joining armed forces and armed groups due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, senior United Nations and European Union (EU) officials said on International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, observed on Thursday.
In a joint statement EU High Representative Josep Borrell and Special Representative of the…
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UN political affairs chief warns against ‘backsliding’ in Ukraine
11 February 2021
Although a ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine has led to a significant decrease in civilian casualties, the overall situation remains fragile unless progress is made on the security and political fronts, the UN’s political affairs chief told the Security Council on Thursday.
Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo briefed ambassadors who met virtually to mark the fifth anniversary of a deal to…
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‘Three major threats’ to inoculating the world – UN health agency
11 February 2021
Amidst some positive news from the World Health Organization (WHO) that both COVID-19 deaths and new cases have recently been on the wane, there are “three major threats” to the UN-led international equitable vaccine initiative, COVAX, that require urgent attention.
Briefing UN Member States on Thursday, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus drew attention to a $27 billion financing gap in…
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Egypt urged to remove activists from ‘terrorist’ list
11 February 2021
UN independent human rights experts appealed on Thursday for authorities in Egypt to remove two activists from a “terrorist” list and to stop systemic use of terrorism powers.
Ramy Shaath and Zyad El-Elaimy were arrested in June 2019 and their names were added to the list last April.
🇪🇬 #Egypt: UN experts urge authorities to remove Ramy Shaath & Zyad El-Elaimy from a “terrorist” list and to…
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FROM THE FIELD: women scientists on the power of education to reach gender equality
11 February 2021
Women are extremely under-represented in science, but a UN research centre in The Netherlands is trying to address the gender imbalance, by raising awareness of the leading role that women researchers play in tackling global problems, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
At the UN University in Maastricht, which focuses on innovation and technology, women scientists have been at…
