Health system at breaking point warns WHO — Global Issues

Health system at breaking point warns WHO — Global Issues

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Speaking from Kinshasa, Dr. Jorge Castilla, WHO’s Senior Emergency Officer, told journalists at the regular briefing in Geneva there had been a major increase in displacement due to ongoing violence fuelled by armed groups, leaving around 7.4 million in need of health assistance. Disease and displacement Since March 2022, almost…

UN Security Council terminates Mali peacekeeping mission — Global Issues

UN Security Council terminates Mali peacekeeping mission — Global Issues

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Security Council members reiterated strong support for the full withdrawal of the decade-old UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), and the transfer of security responsibilities to the country’s transitional Government, which has been in power since a coup in 2021. Commending the peacekeeping operation and its staff, UN…

Military’s obstruction of humanitarian aid could be international crime — Global Issues

Military’s obstruction of humanitarian aid could be international crime — Global Issues

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The chief of OHCHR’s Myanmar team, James Rodehaver, explained that since their February 2021 coup, the country’s military rulers have been instilling a “climate of fear” to subjugate the civilian population, restricting aid access and using “all means” at their disposal to clamp down on civil society. Brutal tactics He…

Military’s obstruction of humanitarian aid could be international crime — Global Issues

Time to end gender-based violence, boost role of women in politics, public life — Global Issues

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Speaking to the Council’s annual meeting in Geneva on protecting the rights of women and girls, the UN High Commissioner said it was an urgent task, and there needed to be zero-tolerance of gender-based violence. He highlighted the alarming reality that female human rights defenders, women journalists, and those in…

Military’s obstruction of humanitarian aid could be international crime — Global Issues

UN’s transgender rights campaign goes global — Global Issues

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“If we want a healthy world, then it needs to be a kind and welcoming one too,” said Benedict Phillips, the UNAIDS Director of Communications and Global Advocacy. That means ensuring all communities are included, especially marginalized groups, he said. However, in many countries, stigma, discrimination, and criminalization tend to…

Military’s obstruction of humanitarian aid could be international crime — Global Issues

UN deputy chief praises China’s investment in tackling climate change, forging ‘new development pathway’ — Global Issues

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“The challenges are many and they are serious”, Amina Mohammed said, highlighting the plight of the planet. “Almost all our indicators on the climate and ecological crises are pointing in the wrong direction.” She praised China’s role in being an innovator and believer in the power of multilateralism to overcome…

Military’s obstruction of humanitarian aid could be international crime — Global Issues

UN space agency vigilant over threat posed by ‘near-Earth objects’ — Global Issues

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NEOs are asteroids or comets that come relatively close to the Sun, to about 50 million kilometres from Earth’s orbit. Some of them, ‘potentially hazardous objects’ (PHOs), come even closer – in interstellar terms – with a minimum distance of less than 7.5 million kilometres. Measuring more than 140 meters…

France police shooting: 40,000 officers deployed after protests

France police shooting: 40,000 officers deployed after protests

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Comment on this storyComment Protests in France continued Thursday, possibly portending another night of violence after a police officer fatally shot a 17-year-old boy in the Parisian suburbs on Tuesday. The Interior Ministry said it had deployed 40,000 officers across the country, and cities suspended public transportation and announced curfews….