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World News in Brief: Human rights in Haiti, 750,000 hit by East Africa floods, Namibia health milestone

11 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Human rights in Haiti, 750,000 hit by East Africa floods, Namibia health milestone 06 May 2024 © WFP/Alexis Masciarelli Students eat lunch at their school in Belle Onde village, in central Haiti. UN independent human rights experts on Monday issued a stark warning about the ongoing severe violations of women and girls’ rights in Haiti, highlighting the near total…

First Person: Women in Madagascar too ashamed to seek help giving birth

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Women in Madagascar too ashamed to seek help giving birth 05 May 2024 UN News/Daniel Dickinson A mother-to-be receives advice from Jeanne Bernadine Rasoanirina at a community health centre in Behara, a village in the south of Madagascar. Some of the poorest women in an underdeveloped region south of Madagascar are “too ashamed” to seek the maternal health services they need,…

Peace or war, midwives keep delivering

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Peace or war, midwives keep delivering 05 May 2024 UNFPA Yemen An-hour-old baby is delivered with the help of midwives in one of UNFPA-supported hospitals in Sana'a. Millions of lives each year rely on the expertise and care of midwives and yet a global shortage is squeezing the profession like never before, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency UNPFA said on Sunday, marking…

Trafficking in the Sahel: Cracking down on illicit drugs

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Trafficking in the Sahel: Cracking down on illicit drugs 05 May 2024 © UNODC Les autorités nigériennes incinèrent des drogues illicites saisies à Niamey (photo d'archives). Cocaine, cannabis and opioids are getting easier to buy as criminal networks and armed groups capitalise on the fragile Sahel region’s “natural stopover point” to Europe on trafficking routes from South America, but…

‘Our voices need to be included’: Trinidadian youth make case for strong role in climate negotiations

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Our voices need to be included’: Trinidadian youth make case for strong role in climate negotiations 04 May 2024 UN News/Brianna Rowe Joshua Prentice (left), Priyanka Lalla (centre) and Zaafia Alexander are Trinidadian climate activists. Trinidad and Tobago is described as one of the “frontline States”, those nations that are most severely affected by the impact of the climate emergency,…

‘Moral obligation’ of Haitian NGO worker to carry on despite kidnapping of two children

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Moral obligation’ of Haitian NGO worker to carry on despite kidnapping of two children 04 May 2024 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke The downtown area of Port-au-Prince remains extremely dangerous due to gang activity. A woman whose two children were kidnapped on the way to school in Haiti has said she feels a moral obligation to continue her work supporting displaced people despite the trauma the…

East Africa: UN support continues amid heavy rains, severe floods and cyclone threat

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home East Africa: UN support continues amid heavy rains, severe floods and cyclone threat 03 May 2024 © UNHCR/Bernard Ntwari A woman from Bujumbura, Burundi, is living with a relative after her home was destroyed by flooding. The United Nations and partners continue to support authorities across East Africa as the region braces for more of the heavy rains and severe flooding that have reportedly…

Targeting Rafah could lead to slaughter, warns UN aid agency

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Targeting Rafah could lead to slaughter, warns UN aid agency 03 May 2024 © WHO Young children stand outside their temporary shelter in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. (file) An Israeli military operation in Rafah “could lead to a slaughter” and cripple lifesaving humanitarian work throughout Gaza, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said on Friday…

World News in Brief: Attacks on civilians in DR Congo, concern over conviction of trade union leader in Cambodia, gang violence in Haiti

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Attacks on civilians in DR Congo, concern over conviction of trade union leader in Cambodia, gang violence in Haiti 03 May 2024 © WFP/Benjamin Anguandia People displaced by conflict are living in a temporary camp near Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Internally displaced people account for at least 12 of those killed and a further 31 injured when…

UN agencies warn of imminent starvation risk in Sudan’s Darfur region

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UN agencies warn of imminent starvation risk in Sudan’s Darfur region 03 May 2024 © UNICEF/Antony Spalton Children and their families stand near temporary shelters at an IDP camp in Zelingei town, central Darfur, Sudan. UN agencies issued a joint warning on Friday that time is running out to prevent starvation in Sudan’s Darfur region due to intensifying clashes around the northern capital…