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Mali: Ban slavery by law, say top rights experts

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Mali: Ban slavery by law, say top rights experts 08 May 2023 UN Photo/Marco Dormino Children carry wood on a street in Timbuktu, North of Mali.   The existence of slavery by descent in Mali continues to generate horrific human rights violations including torture, kidnapping and rape, UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Monday…

Almost $15 billion needed for earthquake recovery in Syria

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Almost $15 billion needed for earthquake recovery in Syria 08 May 2023 © UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman Buildings in Idlib, Syria, have been damaged by the earthquake which struck the region. Syria needs almost $15 billion to recover following the devastating February earthquakes, according to a new UN assessment report launched on Monday in the Lebanese capital, Beirut…

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Opens Eighty-Fifth Session in Geneva

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Opens Eighty-Fifth Session in Geneva 08 May 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning opened its eighty-fifth session, hearing a statement from a representative of the Secretary-General, and adopting its agenda for the session, during which it will review the reports of China,…

Human Rights Council to Hold Special Session on Sudan on 11 May

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council to Hold Special Session on Sudan on 11 May 08 May 2023 Press Release The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session to address “the human rights impact of the ongoing conflict in the Sudan” on Thursday, 11 May. The session will start at 10 a.m. in room XX at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.  The meeting will be webcast…

First person: Surviving abuse to help Eswatini’s neglected children

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home First person: Surviving abuse to help Eswatini’s neglected children 07 May 2023 © WFP/Theresa Piorr Children at a WFP-supported Neighbourhood Care Point in Eswatini Siphiwe Nxumalo, a World Food Programme (WFP) volunteer in Eswatini returned to her home country after completing her studies in neighbouring South Africa to help orphans and vulnerable children, struggling with poverty and…

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…