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Human Rights

Sustainable development report shows devastating impact of COVID, ahead of ‘critical’ new phase

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The world was not on track to meet the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) before COVID-19 struck, and now the challenge has been magnified many times over, according to a new flagship UN report that indicates countries must take ‘critical’ steps on the road out of the pandemic, during the next 18 months.
Health

Billions risk being without access to water and sanitation services by 2030 

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Without an urgent injection of cash, billions globally are at risk of still being without lifesaving access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene services by 2030, according to a new UN report published on Thursday. 
Health

Social protection ‘lifeline’ during COVID, depends on where you live

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Although the COVID-19 pandemic had triggered the roll-out of an “unprecedented number” of new and often innovative social protection measures, it was unable to stem a widening gap between rich and poor countries, according to a new UN report released on Thursday.
Health

Delta variant drives Africa COVID threat to ‘whole new level´: WHO warns; ‘dominant’ in Europe by August

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With cases now doubling in Africa every three weeks, the Delta variant of COVID-19 has spread to 16 countries and it is present in three of the five nations reporting the highest caseloads. The variant is the most contagious yet - up to 60% more transmissible than other variants.
Health

COVID-19 impact on tourism could deal $4 trillion blow to global economy: UN report

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism could result in a more than $4 trillion loss to the global economy, UN trade and development body UNCTAD said on Wednesday in a report issued jointly with the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). 
Health

WHO guidance on Artificial Intelligence to improve healthcare, mitigate risks worldwide 

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds “enormous potential” for improving the health of millions around the world if ethics and human rights are at the heart of its design, deployment, and use, the head of the UN health agency said on Monday. 
Health

Governments must protect those who help torture victims, say human rights experts

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Top UN rights experts appealed on Thursday for all governments to ensure that victims of torture receive the rehabilitation services they need, along with guarantees that those who help them do not suffer reprisals.  
Health

Madagascar’s hungry ‘holding on for dear life’, WFP chief warns

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Thousands of families in southern Madagascar are on the edge of starvation, and “holding on for dear life”, the UN food agency chief said on Wednesday - after bearing witness to the suffering firsthand - urging the world to step-up and take action.   
Health

Link between education and well-being never clearer, UN pushes for ‘health-promoting’ schools

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With school closures triggered by COVID-19 disrupting both education and access to nutritious meals, two UN agencies on Tuesday launched new measures to help improve the well-being of 1.9 billion school-aged children and adolescents around the world. 
Europe

The Netherlands is starting to pay compensation to the victims of Srebrenica

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The Netherlands is starting to pay compensation to the victims of Srebrenica
Food

Famine risk spikes amid conflict, COVID-19 and funding gaps: WFP

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Famine risk spikes amid conflict, COVID-19 and funding gaps: WFP
Europe

European Platform on Combating Homelessness: The way forward on homelessness in the EU

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While homelessness is certainly not a new phenomenon, the inequalities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in access to housing, in physical and mental health, and in the area of work can no longer be...
Health

Five polio vaccination workers shot dead in Afghanistan; UN condemns ‘brutal’ killings

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Five health workers carrying out a polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province were killed on Tuesday, and four others injured, during a series of attacks condemned by a senior UN official on the ground as brutal and “senseless”.
Health

‘Digital dumpsites’ study highlights growing threat to children: UN health agency  

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The health of children, adolescents and expectant mothers worldwide is at risk from the illegal processing of old electrical or electronic devices, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, in a landmark new report on the toxic threat. 
America

Domestic workers among hardest hit by COVID crisis, says UN labour agency

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Domestic workers globally have been among the hardest hit by the COVID crisis, losing more jobs and working hours than other sectors, the UN labour agency ILO said on Tuesday.
Health

COVID-19 cases drop for seventh week, but deaths fall less slowly: WHO

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The number of new COVID-19 cases reported to the UN health agency has declined for seven weeks in a row, in what the top official there called on Monday “the longest sequence of weekly declines during the pandemic so far”.
America

Landmark G7 agreement pledges 870 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, half by end-2021 

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A senior UN official welcomed on Sunday, the Group of Seven (G7) leading industrialized nations’ commitment to immediately share at least 870 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, supporting global access and helping to end the acute phase of the pandemic. 
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100 day to anniversary of United Nations “Peace Day”, UN chief urges: Stand up against hatred and care for planet 

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Every year on 21 September, the United Nations invites people around the world to celebrate peace by observing 24 hours of ceasefire and non-violence. On Sunday, the UN chief kicked off the 100-day countdown to the International Day of Peace. 
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The WHO seeks to end human rights violations in psychiatry

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The mental health care services in Europe and globally in the main continues to be provided in psychiatric wards and hospitals. As The European Times is documenting human rights abuses and coercive practices in...
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WHO warns of ‘two-track pandemic’ as cases decline but vaccine inequity persists

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Even though COVID-19 cases and deaths have declined in recent weeks, the world is facing a “two-track pandemic”, the UN’s top health official said on Monday in his ongoing campaign to get more vaccines to developing countries. 
Health

Global push needed to ensure ‘clean, affordable and sustainable electricity’ for all

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During the last decade, more people around the world have gained access to electricity than ever before. However, the number still not connected has grown in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia, according to a new UN report on universal access to energy, launched on Monday. 
Health

UN health agency urges nations to donate 250 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

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Some two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed globally but only 0.5 per cent have reached low-income countries where frontline health workers and the elderly have yet to receive a shot, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Health

Risk of COVID-19 surge threatens Africa’s health facilities

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Critical health facilities across Africa risk being overwhelmed by surging COVID-19 infections, the UN health agency said on Thursday.
Institutions

The UN offers training and work for Syrian refugees in Turkey

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Challenges faced by refugees in the Turkish labour market The framework of a UN project creates employment opportunities for Syrians living in Turkey by strengthening co-operation and solidarity ties between them and local people in...
Health

Amidst COVID surge, Asia-Pacific region needs ‘immediate and stronger support’ 

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With the coronavirus still raging in many parts of the world, the UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, warned on Tuesday of vaccine shortages, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, and urged “immediate and stronger support” for the global COVAX initiative for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, “including for refugees and asylum-seekers”. 
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