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First Person: The young leader bringing clean power to Tanzanian villages

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: The young leader bringing clean power to Tanzanian villages 06 May 2023 Gibson Kawago Gibson Kawago class of 2022 Young Leaders for SDGs working in his workshop where he recycles and re-uses used laptop batteries. Born in a Tanzanian village with no electricity, Gibson Kawago, decided to start a business producing off-grid clean electricity for communities like his own. His…

UN chief calls for bolstered efforts to end violence in Great Lakes region

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief calls for bolstered efforts to end violence in Great Lakes region 06 May 2023 UN Burundi United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, speaking at the 11th high-level meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region At a time when more than 100 armed groups are plaguing…

Midwives scramble to ensure safe deliveries amid violence in Sudan

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Midwives scramble to ensure safe deliveries amid violence in Sudan 06 May 2023 UNFPA For the estimated 219,000 who are currently pregnant in Khartoum alone, access to midwives is the single most important factor in stopping preventable maternal and newborn deaths. As catastrophe grips Sudan, the UN agency for reproductive health is stepping up support, with midwives playing a key role in…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 05 May 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and UNAIDS…

WHO chief declares end to COVID-19 as a global health emergency

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home WHO chief declares end to COVID-19 as a global health emergency 05 May 2023 © WHO/Michael Duff Nurses work at a mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Rofunta, Sierra Leone, in December 2022. The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has declared “with great hope” an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency, stressing that it does not mean the disease is no longer a global threat…

DR Congo: Desperate situation facing millions displaced by armed violence

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home DR Congo: Desperate situation facing millions displaced by armed violence 05 May 2023 © UNICEF/Arlette Bashizi The UN continues to provide humanitarian aid to people displaced by armed clashes in North Kivu province in the eastern DRC. Recurring attacks by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continue to drive forced displacement and extreme hardship for millions of…

Afghanistan: Women tell UN rights experts ‘we’re alive, but not living’

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: Women tell UN rights experts ‘we’re alive, but not living’ 05 May 2023 © UNICEF/Salam Al-Janabi Women and children wait to be seen by members of a UNICEF-supported mobile health and nutrition team in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Following a systematic crackdown on the rights of Afghan women and girls by the Taliban – from attending school to working at the UN – “the stage may be set…

Keep Sudan borders open UNHCR urges, amid alarming rise in child deaths

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Keep Sudan borders open UNHCR urges, amid alarming rise in child deaths 05 May 2023 © UNHCR/Colin Delfosse Women wait to be pre-registered by UNHCR staff at the Koufroun site in the Ouaddaï region of Chad. They all fled the town of Tindelti, a few hundred metres across the border in Sudan. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday urged States to keep borders open to people fleeing military…

In Burundi, Guterres outlines challenges facing the region

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home In Burundi, Guterres outlines challenges facing the region 05 May 2023 UN/Penangnini Toure UN Secretary-General António Guterres speaks to reporters at a press conference in Bujumbura, Burundi. Armed groups – both local and foreign – must lay down their arms in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and efforts must be redoubled to advance a lasting, sustainable peace in the region, the…

USA: Slavery has left a deep and long-lasting legacy on the country, UN experts say

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home USA: Slavery has left a deep and long-lasting legacy on the country, UN experts say 05 May 2023 © Unsplash/Colin Lloyd An anti-racism protest takes place in Colorado, USA. (file) The UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice in policing, ended a 12-day visit to the United States on Friday, calling on Washington to boost efforts to promote accountability for past…