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WHO mission to Syria quake zone boosts protection from disease outbreaks

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home WHO mission to Syria quake zone boosts protection from disease outbreaks 20 April 2023 WHO The World Health Organization continues to support people displaced by the earthquake in northwestern Syria. The World Health Organization (WHO) has carried out a month-long field mission to areas of northwest Syria devastated by the February earthquakes there, and in Türkiye, helping stem the risk of…

INTERVIEW: How hate speech triggered genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home INTERVIEW: How hate speech triggered genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda 20 April 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Henriette Mutegwaraba, survivor of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and founder of the Million Lives Genocide relief fund, addresses the commemoration of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide. In April 1994, a sinister call was broadcast over radio stations…

Boost for developing nations as mRNA technology hub moves to the next phase in South Africa

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Boost for developing nations as mRNA technology hub moves to the next phase in South Africa 20 April 2023 MPP/WHO/Rodger Bosch A lab worker in the mRNA technology transfer hub in South Africa, one of the countries selected to establish mRNA vaccine production. An ambitious UN-led effort to create mRNA technology transfer hubs in the developing world, is taking another major step forward…

End ‘alarmist narratives’ on population growth and recognize women’s rights: UNFPA

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home End ‘alarmist narratives’ on population growth and recognize women’s rights: UNFPA 19 April 2023 UN Women/Carlos Ngeleka A woman sells food at a market in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Women’s bodies must not be held captive to government policies or “alarmist narratives” concerning population growth, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA) said in major new report…

‘Meaningful’ youth involvement in decision-making critical to sustainable future: Guterres

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Meaningful’ youth involvement in decision-making critical to sustainable future: Guterres 19 April 2023 © UNICEF/Ahmad Jallanzo Young people in Monrovia, Liberia, share mobile technology designed to raise awareness about Ebola. A just, equitable and sustainable future for all will simply not be possible without the involvement of the world’s 1.2 billion young people, UN Secretary-General…

‘Fragile ceasefire’ holds in eastern DR Congo, Security Council hears

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Fragile ceasefire’ holds in eastern DR Congo, Security Council hears 19 April 2023 © MONUSCO Peacekeepers from the UN's MONUSCO mission patrol in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. After months of fighting and rising tensions across the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the region is enjoying “a fragile lull”, including an improvement in relations between the…

UN, African and Arab leaders to hold virtual talks on Sudan crisis

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home UN, African and Arab leaders to hold virtual talks on Sudan crisis 19 April 2023 © UNHCR/Suzette Fleur Ngontoog Sudanese refugees arrive in Chad in early 2023 following an outbreak of violence in Darfur, Sudan. (file) UN Secretary-General António Guterres continues efforts towards ensuring an end to the hostilities in Sudan, his Spokesperson said on Wednesday, amid reports of a new…

INTERVIEW: Making family planning choices simpler for 8 billion

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home INTERVIEW: Making family planning choices simpler for 8 billion 19 April 2023 © UNFPA/Marielle Sander Dr. Nancy Hamura conducts a health clinic for women in rural Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Women’s bodies should not be held captive to choices made by governments or individuals, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has said, as it launched its flagship State of the World’s Population…

Nearly 2 million Ukrainians provided with crucial cash assistance

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Nearly 2 million Ukrainians provided with crucial cash assistance 19 April 2023 © ВПП/Н. Абдельмаджид ВПП распределяет продовольственную и денежную помощь жителям Украины. UN humanitarians have reached nearly two million Ukrainians whose lives have been impacted by Russia’s ongoing invasion with multi-purpose cash assistance in just the first three months of 2023, the UN Spokesperson said…

Afghanistan: UN predicts restrictions on women’s rights will worsen economic catastrophe

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: UN predicts restrictions on women’s rights will worsen economic catastrophe 18 April 2023 UNAMA/Farzana Zeba Kalam An Afghan girl snatches a moment away from her watermelon selling duties to work on her homework The draconian restrictions on women’s ability to study and work have contributed to the calamitous socio-economic situation in Afghanistan, with devastating consequences…