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Despite growing risks, humanitarians uphold commitment to serve #NoMatterWhat

Conflict and insecurity in countries such as South Sudan and its neighbour to the north are set to make 2023 another year of high death tolls and and injuries for aid workers in the...

Repel intensifying attacks on schools, urges Guterres

Marking the International Day to Protect Education from Attack, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said it was important to defend “havens of education”.“Education is not only a fundamental human right, but a pathway to a...

UN and partners providing aid for vulnerable across Ethiopia as 1.2 million children suffer acute malnutrition

The UN and partners are responding to disease outbreaks and an ongoing food insecurity crisis across Ethiopia which has left 1.2 million children suffering severe acute malnutrition. Source link

DR Congo: Children facing worst cholera outbreak in six years

A spike in conflict and displacement in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is pushing children into the worst cholera crisis since 2017, warns UNICEF. Source link

Hundreds of thousands trafficked into online criminality across SE Asia

OHCHR said that at least 120,000 people across Myanmar and another 100,000 in Cambodia may be held in situations where they are forced to execute lucrative online scams - from illegal gambling to...

Protecting humanitarians 20 years after deadly Baghdad attack, amid rising risks

expertise, and accountability at its core,” they added.   “As a result, in 2005, the United Nations Department of Safety and Security, or UNDSS, was created, mandated to lead a collective approach to UN security.” © UNOCHA/Matteo...

UN expert urges immediate review of discredited UK sentencing scheme

As of the end of 2022, close to 2,900 people were still being held under the scheme.Unresolved legacyBetween 2005 and 2012, English and Welsh courts used the IPP legislation to issue indeterminate sentences...

UN rights chief calls for immediate restoration of constitutional order in Niger

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, called on Friday for Niger’s democratically elected officials to be released “at once”, following their detention in the attempted coup last month.  In a statement released on...

Media Freedom Act: strengthens transparency and independence of EU media

The Culture and Education Committee amended the Media Freedom Act to make sure it applies to all media content and protects editorial decisions

The art and architecture of Arlon: A journey through the centuries

The art and architecture of Arlon: A journey through the centuries The city of Arlon, located in the province of Luxembourg in Belgium, is a real treasure for lovers of art and architecture. With...

DR Congo: Few worse places to be a child warns UNICEF as twins found boobytrapped

DR Congo has the highest tally of UN-verified grave violations against children in places experiencing armed conflict

Lebanon: School occupations condemned as violence grips Palestine refugee camp

Thousands of children have been put at risk amid a resurgence of violence at a Palestine refugee camp in Lebanon, the UN’s top humanitarian official in the country said on Friday. Source link

Appointment of the Deputy Director General of the Federal Center of Expertise in Health Care

On the proposal of the Minister of Public Health Frank Vandenbroucke, the Council of Ministers approved a draft royal decree appointing the Deputy Director General of the Federal Center for Healthcare Expertise (KCE).Source link...

Appointment of the general administrator of the FAMHP

On the proposal of the Minister of Public Health Frank Vandenbroucke, the Council of Ministers approved a draft royal decree aimed at appointing the general administrator of the Federal Agency for Medicines and Health...

Increase in the number of members of the Study Committee on Aging

And more precisely : a member designated by the Minister of Pensions, chosen from among the civil servants of the study service or another department of the federal Pensions service a member designated by...

Cooperation agreement concerning protective measures against organisms harmful to plants: setting of regional remunerations

On January 5, 2021, the Ministers of Agriculture of the federal state and the regions signed a cooperation agreement concerning the distribution of missions for the application of protective measures against organisms harmful to...

Figures from the 2023 economic budget

Economic growth, still at 3.2% in 2022, is expected to slow to 1.0% this year then recover slightly to 1.3% in 2024. Inflation peaked at 9.6% in 2022, expected to return to 4.4% in...

Faster, more economical, more ecological: e-invoicing is a fantastic tool for which Mathieu Michel is launching the deployment strategy

The Secretary of State for Digitalization, Mathieu Michel, is advancing the digitalization of the kingdom by accelerating the deployment of e-invoicing. This tool makes it possible to automate the invoicing process from end...

Eastern DRC: UN food aid hangs in the balance amid severe funding crunch

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is grappling with a dire humanitarian crisis fuelled by ongoing political instability and armed conflicts, severely impacting the entire food supply, the UN World Food Programme (WFP)...

Rights experts call for second UN Decade for People of African Descent

They stressed that more than ever, the world urgently needs humanity to unite and collaborate in a spirit of equality and non-discrimination. “This demands political will to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination, inequality and...

Becoming A Digital Nomad: How Fernando Raymond Carved Digital Nomadism

In the bustling heart of London, amidst its iconic red buses and bustling tube stations, emerged a story of unwavering determination and digital prowess. It’s the story of Fernando Raymond, a man who...

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh need urgent support as crises multiply: UNHCR

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is calling on the international community to renew its commitment to the nearly one million Rohingya refugees who have fled persecution in Myanmar for neighbouring Bangladesh. Source link

ChatGPT’s recommendations for guidelines-based cancer treatments prove limited

Correct and incorrect ChatGPT recommendations for guidelines-based cancer treatments inter-mingled in one-third of the chatbot’s responses, making errors more difficult to detect.

China – No More iPhones for Government Officials

China has issued a directive instructing government officials at central government agencies to refrain from using Apple iPhones and other devices with foreign brands for official purposes or bringing them into the office. This news...

Guterres calls for end to ‘atrocious crime’ of enforced disappearances

Enforced disappearance has regularly been used as a tool for instilling fear and exert control over a population. The feeling of insecurity it generates is not limited to close relatives of the disappeared,...
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