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First Person: Women in Madagascar too ashamed to seek help giving birth

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Women in Madagascar too ashamed to seek help giving birth 05 May 2024 UN News/Daniel Dickinson A mother-to-be receives advice from Jeanne Bernadine Rasoanirina at a community health centre in Behara, a village in the south of Madagascar. Some of the poorest women in an underdeveloped region south of Madagascar are “too ashamed” to seek the maternal health services they need,…

Peace or war, midwives keep delivering

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Peace or war, midwives keep delivering 05 May 2024 UNFPA Yemen An-hour-old baby is delivered with the help of midwives in one of UNFPA-supported hospitals in Sana'a. Millions of lives each year rely on the expertise and care of midwives and yet a global shortage is squeezing the profession like never before, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency UNPFA said on Sunday, marking…

Trafficking in the Sahel: Cracking down on illicit drugs

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Trafficking in the Sahel: Cracking down on illicit drugs 05 May 2024 © UNODC Les autorités nigériennes incinèrent des drogues illicites saisies à Niamey (photo d'archives). Cocaine, cannabis and opioids are getting easier to buy as criminal networks and armed groups capitalise on the fragile Sahel region’s “natural stopover point” to Europe on trafficking routes from South America, but…

‘Our voices need to be included’: Trinidadian youth make case for strong role in climate negotiations

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Our voices need to be included’: Trinidadian youth make case for strong role in climate negotiations 04 May 2024 UN News/Brianna Rowe Joshua Prentice (left), Priyanka Lalla (centre) and Zaafia Alexander are Trinidadian climate activists. Trinidad and Tobago is described as one of the “frontline States”, those nations that are most severely affected by the impact of the climate emergency,…

‘Moral obligation’ of Haitian NGO worker to carry on despite kidnapping of two children

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Moral obligation’ of Haitian NGO worker to carry on despite kidnapping of two children 04 May 2024 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke The downtown area of Port-au-Prince remains extremely dangerous due to gang activity. A woman whose two children were kidnapped on the way to school in Haiti has said she feels a moral obligation to continue her work supporting displaced people despite the trauma the…

Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Finland’sCommitment to Implementing Treaty Body Recommendations, Ask about Prison Overcrowding and Forthcoming Asylum Law Amendments

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Finland’sCommitment to Implementing Treaty Body Recommendations, Ask about Prison Overcrowding and Forthcoming Asylum Law Amendments 03 May 2024 Meeting Summaries  The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the eighth periodic report of Finland, with Committee Experts praising the State party’s commitment to implementing recommendations from…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 03 May 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing that was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Federation of the Red Cross and the…

Experts of the Committee Against Torture Commend North Macedonia for Protection of Victims of Domestic Violence, Raise Questions on Treatment of Patients at Psychiatric Hospitals and Conditions at Reception Centers for Asylum Seekers

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee Against Torture Commend North Macedonia for Protection of Victims of Domestic Violence, Raise Questions on Treatment of Patients at Psychiatric Hospitals and Conditions at Reception Centers for Asylum Seekers 03 May 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of North Macedonia on its efforts to…

East Africa: UN support continues amid heavy rains, severe floods and cyclone threat

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home East Africa: UN support continues amid heavy rains, severe floods and cyclone threat 03 May 2024 © UNHCR/Bernard Ntwari A woman from Bujumbura, Burundi, is living with a relative after her home was destroyed by flooding. The United Nations and partners continue to support authorities across East Africa as the region braces for more of the heavy rains and severe flooding that have reportedly…

Targeting Rafah could lead to slaughter, warns UN aid agency

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Targeting Rafah could lead to slaughter, warns UN aid agency 03 May 2024 © WHO Young children stand outside their temporary shelter in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. (file) An Israeli military operation in Rafah “could lead to a slaughter” and cripple lifesaving humanitarian work throughout Gaza, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said on Friday…