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Indonesian doctors act on tell-tale signs of family violence

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Indonesian doctors act on tell-tale signs of family violence 26 August 2023 UN Indonesia Dr. Fai’zah A. Salim, a primary care physician in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia,has been trained to recognize signs of domestic violence. Doctors on the Indonesian island of Central Sulawesi are putting into practice training they have received from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) to identify and act…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Mauritania’s Legislative Efforts to Protect Persons with Disabilities, Ask Questions on Measures to Support Women with Disabilities and Access to Disability Cards

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Mauritania’s Legislative Efforts to Protect Persons with Disabilities, Ask Questions on Measures to Support Women with Disabilities and Access to Disability Cards 25 August 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of…

Sudan: ‘lost generation’ of children amid war, hunger, disease: UN humanitarians

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: ‘lost generation’ of children amid war, hunger, disease: UN humanitarians 25 August 2023 © WFP/Eloge Mbaihondoum A Sudanese family take shelter at a refugee entry point close to the Chadian border with Sudan. UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said on Friday that the spread of fighting and hunger in Sudan could destroy the country, as the future of a “lost generation” of children…

Pakistan: Flood waters have gone but horror continues for children, UNICEF warns

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Pakistan: Flood waters have gone but horror continues for children, UNICEF warns 25 August 2023 © UNICEF/A. Sami Malik Young girls sit on the damaged wall of their mud house which was almost destroyed during the 2022 floods in Pakistan. Millions of children in Pakistan remain dependent on humanitarian assistance as recovery and rehabilitation efforts from last year’s catastrophic floods…

New global fund ‘welcome boost’ to safeguarding biodiversity

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home New global fund ‘welcome boost’ to safeguarding biodiversity 25 August 2023 © UNICEF/Noorani A woman walks home in the rain with sheaves of rice harvested in a village paddy, in rural Lao People's Democratic Republic. A new global environmental fund marks a major step towards securing the wellbeing of biodiversity in developing countries and will help to ensure sustainable utilization…

DPR Korea: Dialogue ‘only way forward’, UN official says in wake of latest launch

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home DPR Korea: Dialogue ‘only way forward’, UN official says in wake of latest launch 25 August 2023 © Unsplash/Micha Brändli 朝鲜民主主义人民共和国平壤的阅兵仪式。 The recent launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) of a satellite posed a major risk to international civil aviation and maritime traffic, a senior UN political affairs official said on Friday, underscoring the need for practical…

Da’esh and affiliates still a threat in conflict zones, UN counter-terrorism officials report

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Da’esh and affiliates still a threat in conflict zones, UN counter-terrorism officials report 25 August 2023 © UNICEF/Alessio Romenzi A newly displaced man carries two children at a check point in Qayyara, south of Mosul, Iraq. (file) Despite successful international counter-terrorism initiatives, the extremist group Da’esh and its affiliates continue to pose a serious threat in conflict…

109-year-old Tulsa Massacre survivor reflects on legacy of slavery in UN visit

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home 109-year-old Tulsa Massacre survivor reflects on legacy of slavery in UN visit 25 August 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe At age 109, Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Massacre, visits the Ark of Return at UN Headquarters. Viola Fletcher was just seven years old when she was forcibly displaced from her hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, by an armed mob which destroyed the…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Israel on Efforts to Stimulate Employment of Persons with Disabilities, Ask Questions on Measures to Protect Persons with Disabilities in the Occupied Territories and to Promote I

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Israel on Efforts to Stimulate Employment of Persons with Disabilities, Ask Questions on Measures to Protect Persons with Disabilities in the Occupied Territories and to Promote Inclusive Education 24 August 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its…

Japan: IAEA monitoring treated water release from Fukushima nuclear plant

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Japan: IAEA monitoring treated water release from Fukushima nuclear plant 24 August 2023 Photo: IAEA/Greg Webb IAEA fact-finding team examines devastation at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in May 2011. Photo: IAEA/Greg Webb Japan has begun discharging treated radioactive wastewater from the disabled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the Pacific Ocean, 12 years on from…