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FROM THE FIELD: Uganda conflict survivor helps communities find ‘ways forward’
06 May 2021
A Ugandan man who avoided being drawn into a decades’ long conflict as a child soldier, is dedicating his adult life to healing communities which were impacted by his government’s fight with the rebel Lords Resistance Army (LRA).
As many as 25,000 children were abducted as soldiers and forced labourers, as the Ugandan government fought a civil war with the LRA from the 1980s onwards…
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WHO chief hails ‘monumental moment’ in COVID fight, as US throws support behind vaccine patent waiver
05 May 2021
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said the commitment announced by the United States administration to lift vaccine patent protections to help boost global supply, was a “monumental moment” in the battle to end the deadly pandemic.
WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, described it on Twitter as a “powerful example of…
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USA: Rights expert decries wave of anti-protest laws ‘spreading through the country’
05 May 2021
A UN independent human rights expert has slammed new laws in several American states aimed at suppressing racial justice protests and the Black Lives Matter movement, according to a statement on Wednesday.
Special Rapporteur Clément Voule said the laws adopted in Florida and Oklahoma appear to be part of an ongoing effort to curtail demonstrations, such as those which took…
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Early-warning ‘pandemic hub’ plan unveiled by WHO’s Tedros and Germany’s Merkel
05 May 2021
An international hub for pandemic control is to open in Berlin to ensure better preparedness and transparency in the fight against likely future global health threats, the UN health agency announced on Wednesday.
Supported by the German Government, the centre will specialize in gathering epidemic intelligence, data, surveillance and analytics innovation.
It will open later this…
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Myanmar: Attacks on healthcare jeopardizing COVID-19 response, UN team says
05 May 2021
There have been at least 158 reported attacks on medical personnel and facilities in Myanmar, with more than 139 doctors arrested and charged since the military coup in February, endangering not only vital health services but also the COVID-19 response, the UN Country Team (UNCT) there said on Wednesday.
“At a time when Myanmar needs them the most, health workers fear arrest or…
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155 million faced acute food insecurity in 2020, conflict the key driver
05 May 2021
At least 155 million people faced crisis levels of food insecurity in 2020 because of conflict, extreme weather events and economic shocks linked in part to COVID-19, a UN-partnered flagship report said on Wednesday.
It’s been five years since hunger levels were this bad across 55 countries under review, according to the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC), which noted that 20…
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South Asia: ‘Real possibility’ health systems will be strained to a breaking point, UNICEF warns
05 May 2021
Impacts of the deadly new surge in COVID-19 cases across South Asia are unlike anything the region has seen before, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said, warning of a “real possibility” that health systems there will be strained to a breaking point, leading to even more loss of life.
In a statement on Tuesday, George Laryea-Adjei, UNICEF Regional…
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UN report sounds alarm on acute global shortage of midwives
05 May 2021
The world is currently facing a shortage of around 900,000 midwives, with COVID-19 further exacerbating the situation as many have been redeployed to help plug vital gaps in other health services, according to a new United Nations report.
The 2021 State of the World’s Midwifery report, launched on Wednesday by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), the UN World Health Organization (WHO) and the International…
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Young people key to transforming world’s food systems
04 May 2021
Young people are taking a leading role in shaping fair and equitable food systems around the world, senior UN officials affirmed on Tuesday during a global youth dialogue on the theme of “Good Food for All”.
The online discussions, which centred around topics such as agriculture, education and climate change, will serve as direct input to a landmark UN Food Systems Summit, due to be held in September. …
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Joy in South Sudan, as schools reopen after 14-month COVID lockdown
04 May 2021
The countrywide reopening of schools in South Sudan is a welcome step on the road to “normalcy” for youngsters, two in three of whom need humanitarian assistance, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
Describing the “joy” felt by children and aid workers as classrooms reopened on Monday after more than 14 months of COVID-19 restrictions, Mads Oyen, UNICEF’s chief of field operations…
