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Israel: UN experts demand accountability over death of Palestinian hunger striker

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Israel: UN experts demand accountability over death of Palestinian hunger striker 03 May 2023 IRIN/Shabtai Gold Palestinian women walk by Israel's barrier near Ramallah in the West Bank. There must be accountability from the Israeli Government following the death of Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan, two independent UN human rights experts said on Wednesday, referring to the mass…

Human rights experts alarmed over ‘imminent executions’ in Saudi Arabia

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Human rights experts alarmed over ‘imminent executions’ in Saudi Arabia 03 May 2023 Unsplash/Ekrem Osmanoglu Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. On Wednesday, a large group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts expressed concern over the possibly imminent execution of three members of the Howeitat tribe in Saudi Arabia, urging authorities to stop the process…

Around 258 million need emergency food aid: UN-backed report

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Around 258 million need emergency food aid: UN-backed report 03 May 2023 © UNICEF/Olivia Acland A woman in Tanganyika Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, poses with her severely malnourished child. The number of people who need urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance rose for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, due to conflict, climatic change, and COVID-19 impacts, the UN…

Stamping out corruption can give SDGs $3 trillion boost

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Stamping out corruption can give SDGs $3 trillion boost 02 May 2023 World Bank/Philip Schuler Anti-corruption sign in Namibia. Corruption and its staggering costs have hobbled sustainable development in all countries, but fresh efforts are making inroads, the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) said on Tuesday at a special meeting to tackle the scourge and give the 2030…

Imprisoned Iranian women journalists receive UNESCO press freedom prize

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Imprisoned Iranian women journalists receive UNESCO press freedom prize 02 May 2023 UNESCO 2019 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize Three imprisoned Iranian women journalists - whose reporting helped spark the nationwide protests surrounding the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody - are the recipients of an award that celebrates press freedom, the UN Educational, Scientific and…

Fragile gains on reducing child marriage, under threat from ‘polycrisis’: UNICEF

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Fragile gains on reducing child marriage, under threat from ‘polycrisis’: UNICEF 02 May 2023 © UNICEF/Stuart Tibaweswa This 14-year-old Ugandan girl was forced into marriage by her parents at 8 years old. The practice of child marriage has continued to decline globally, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a new report published on Wednesday, warning that a ‘polycrisis’ including war,…

Sudan latest: Over 100,000 have now fled says UNHCR

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan latest: Over 100,000 have now fled says UNHCR 02 May 2023 © UNHCR/Colin Delfosse UNHCR has been supporting people who have fled from Sudan into Chad. More than 100,000 people have now fled Sudan to neighbouring countries in search of safety, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday…

Afghanistan: Guterres says women worker ban ‘unacceptable and puts lives in jeopardy’

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: Guterres says women worker ban ‘unacceptable and puts lives in jeopardy’ 02 May 2023 © UNICEF/Christine Nesbitt A nutrition counsellor advises a mother and her children in a village in the central region of Afghanistan in June 2022. The UN chief has pledged that the Organization “will never be silent” when women and girls’ rights are under attack, as they are today in…

Freedom of the press under attack worldwide

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Freedom of the press under attack worldwide 02 May 2023 UN Photo/Mark Garten UN Secretary-General António Guterres (on screen) holds a virtual press conference. Disinformation, hate speech and deadly attacks against journalists are threatening freedom of the press worldwide, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, calling for greater solidarity with the people who bring us…

Health systems show first major signs of post-COVID-19 recovery

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Health systems show first major signs of post-COVID-19 recovery 02 May 2023 © UNICEF/Prashanth Vishwanathan A nurse interacts with a mother at a pre-natal care ward of Combined District Hospital in Chitrakoot, India. Health systems in most countries have started showing the first major signs of recovery three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, which has left millions dead and hundreds of…