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Afghanistan earthquakes: ‘Staggering’ health consequences

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan earthquakes: ‘Staggering’ health consequences 20 October 2023 © WHO/Zakarya Safari World Health Organization teams are on the ground in western Afghanistan ensuring the injured get the medical help following the earthquake. Families in western Afghanistan, who have lost everything to a series of devastating earthquakes, need urgent assistance to withstand the harsh winter, the…

Diplomatic stakes ‘could not be higher’ warns senior UN official

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Diplomatic stakes ‘could not be higher’ warns senior UN official 20 October 2023 UN Photo/Amanda Voisard Senior UN officials hold copies of the UN Charter at UNHQ in New York. As the possible transition to a new global order heightens security risks, more effective multilateral diplomacy is a vital tool to maintain peace, the Security Council heard on Friday.…

AI shows ‘great promise for health’ but regulation is key: WHO chief

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home AI shows ‘great promise for health’ but regulation is key: WHO chief 19 October 2023 © Unsplash/Steve Johnson Privacy is a crucial part to processing personal data by AI. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday issued a call for better regulations over the use and potential mis-use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare industry.…

Gaza aid ready to roll in once final deal reached

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza aid ready to roll in once final deal reached 19 October 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Drinking water is distributed to residents and displaced people in Rafah in the south of the Gaza strip. Humanitarians continued to stand ready on Thursday to deliver lifesaving aid to Gaza following reports of an agreement brokered by the United States for 20 aid trucks to enter the enclave from Egypt…

World News in Brief: Sandstorm alert, albinism and climate change, rights in Peru

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Sandstorm alert, albinism and climate change, rights in Peru 19 October 2023 © ESCAP/APDIM/Robert Klarich A dust storm in Mildura, Victoria, Australia. Sand and dust storms are increasingly threatening people’s health, safety and livelihoods – and climate change is making matters worse…

Women’s sexual and reproductive rights an ‘unfinished agenda’

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Women’s sexual and reproductive rights an ‘unfinished agenda’ 19 October 2023 UNFPA Gambian schoolgirls learn about reproductive and menstrual health UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday called for progress on the ‘unfinished agenda’ of women’s sexual and reproductive health rights at an event in Geneva to mark the 30th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and…

UN independent experts ‘unequivocally condemn’ violence against civilians in Israel, Gaza

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN independent experts ‘unequivocally condemn’ violence against civilians in Israel, Gaza 19 October 2023 © Magen David Adom Israel In southern Israel rescue workers stand in a street which has suffered significant damage. UN independent human rights experts on Thursday voiced deep concern over the fate of civilians and victims of terrorism caught up in the Israel-Gaza crisis…

Somalia: Insecurity worsens, civilians pay the price

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Somalia: Insecurity worsens, civilians pay the price 19 October 2023 © UNICEF/Mark Condren A young girl sits outside her family tent in at a camp for internally displaced people in Mogadishu. Insecurity persists in Somalia, with extremist group Al-Shabaab and fighting in the Laascaanood region taking a heavy toll on civilians, the UN envoy for the country told the Security Council on…

From Cairo, Guterres appeals for ‘sustained’ humanitarian access to Gaza

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home From Cairo, Guterres appeals for ‘sustained’ humanitarian access to Gaza 19 October 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Secretary-General António Guterres speaking to the media, alongside Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. With essential supplies running out in Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday appealed for humanitarian access to the besieged enclave.…

Explainer: What now, as Security Council deadlocks on Gaza?

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Explainer: What now, as Security Council deadlocks on Gaza? 19 October 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Missile attacks on Gaza are continuing. Conflict is raging, threatening to spill over multiple borders and the world’s only body charged with maintaining international peace and security can’t agree on a solution. Now what…