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Midwives scramble to ensure safe deliveries amid violence in Sudan

1 year 11 months 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…

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

1 year 11 months 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

1 year 11 months 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’

1 year 11 months 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

1 year 11 months 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

1 year 11 months 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

1 year 11 months 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…

UN and partners launch $445 million plan to ease Sudan crisis

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN and partners launch $445 million plan to ease Sudan crisis 04 May 2023 © UNHCR/Colin Delfosse Hundreds of newly arrived Sudanese refugees gather to receive UNHCR relief kits at the Madjigilta site in Chad's Ouaddaï region. With 860,000 people projected to flee the fighting in Sudan for neighbouring countries, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and partners on Thursday appealed for $445…

WFP pauses food distribution in Ethiopia following ‘significant diversion’ of aid

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home WFP pauses food distribution in Ethiopia following ‘significant diversion’ of aid 04 May 2023 © WFP/Adrienne Bolen A beneficiary sorts food rations at a WFP food distribution in Tigray Region’s Southern zone. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Ethiopia has said it’s “deeply concerned” over reports that significant amounts of food aid has been diverted away from those in desperate need in…

UN in Ukraine ‘appalled and saddened’ at deadly airstrikes and attacks

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN in Ukraine ‘appalled and saddened’ at deadly airstrikes and attacks 04 May 2023 © UNOCHA/Oleksandr Ratushniak People charge their cell phones and use wifi at the train station in Kherson, Ukraine. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine issued a statement on Thursday saying he and colleagues were “appalled and saddened” at the series of airstrikes and attacks, which have killed and…