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First Person: Supporting mental health in Madagascar, one consultation at a time

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Supporting mental health in Madagascar, one consultation at a time 18 February 2024 © WHO Madagascar/Flora Dominique Atta A woman attends a consultation with a neurologist supported by the World Health Organization in Madagascar. Ongoing humanitarian crises in southern Madagascar have worsened the situation for people with mental health disorders, but the UN’s World Health…

Zero waste, more hope in South Sudan

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Zero waste, more hope in South Sudan 17 February 2024 © Andrew Ugalla Plastic bottles get a new life, as South Sudanese communities reuse them to make bricks to build a variety of structures. Zero energy light bulbs and sturdy bricks for schools and homes. Some innovative communities in South Sudan are reusing waste in new ways as the world rallies to ban plastic pollution by the year’s…

In Munich, Guterres calls for new global order that works for all

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Munich, Guterres calls for new global order that works for all 16 February 2024 United Nations/Stephanie Tremblay UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the Munich Security Conference in Germany. Global governance in its present form is entrenching divisions and fuelling discontent, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told world leaders attending the Munich Security Conference…

Drastic erosion of women’s rights in Afghanistan continues

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Drastic erosion of women’s rights in Afghanistan continues 16 February 2024 联阿援助团 根据国际移民组织、联合国妇女署和联阿援助团的一份新报告，阿富汗妇女说她们害怕被捕。 Afghan women fear arrest, harassment and further punishment whenever a new Taliban decree is announced, according to a new multi-agency UN report issued on Friday based on an extensive survey of women across the country…

After Navalny death, independent expert on rights in Russia asks ‘who is next?’

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home After Navalny death, independent expert on rights in Russia asks ‘who is next?’ 16 February 2024 UN News/Dominika Tomaszewska-Mortimer Mariana Katzarova, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Russian Federation, addresses the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Reports from Russian authorities on Friday that imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died are…

Russia: UN human rights office ‘appalled’ at death of Navalny in prison

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Russia: UN human rights office ‘appalled’ at death of Navalny in prison 16 February 2024 © Evgeny Feldman Alexei Navalny appears in court in Moscow on 20 February 2021. The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday said it was “appalled” over the death announced by Russian authorities of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison, calling for an impartial and transparent independent…

Lifesaving medical care collapsing under assault in Gaza: WHO

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Lifesaving medical care collapsing under assault in Gaza: WHO 16 February 2024 © UNICEF/Omar Al-Qattaa A man cooks food for his children over a wood fire in front of his destroyed home in an area west of Gaza City. The largest remaining hospital in southern Gaza is “barely functional”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday amid reports of intense attacks by Israeli forces…

UN rights office regrets Venezuela’s decision to suspend operations

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights office regrets Venezuela’s decision to suspend operations 16 February 2024 UN News/Victoria Fernandez Caracas the capital city of Venezuela. The UN human rights office (OHCHR) is evaluating its next steps while continuing to engage with Venezuelan authorities following the Government’s announcement on Thursday that the office must suspend operations in the country and its staff…

Stories from the UN Archive: The presentation that launched a war

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: The presentation that launched a war 15 February 2024 UN Photo/Mark Garten Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell briefs the UN Security Council on evidence of Iraq's failure to disarm. (file) Twenty-one years ago in February, US Secretary of State Colin Powell held up a tiny blue-capped vial in the UN Security Council, claiming Iraq and President Saddam…

Ukraine recovery and reconstruction: $486 billion over the next decade

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine recovery and reconstruction: $486 billion over the next decade 15 February 2024 © ПРООН в Украине/Д. Забурунно В первой половине этого года учреждения ООН охватили своей помощью 5,6 миллиона украинцев. Reconstruction and recovery in war-torn Ukraine is projected to cost $486 billion over the next decade, up from $411 billion estimated a year ago, a UN-backed study published on…