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Arbitrary detention still widespread in Mexico, rights expert warns

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Arbitrary detention still widespread in Mexico, rights expert warns 02 October 2023 EQUIS Justicia para las mujeres/Scopio Incarcerated women try to live a normal life inside the prison. Mexico has made significant progress in combatting arbitrary detention in recent years, but the battle to end the practice is far from over the Human Rights Council-appointed independent panel working on the…

World News in Brief: ‘Competing’ efforts to rebuild Derna, Myanmar mines threat, schools shut in Burkina Faso

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: ‘Competing’ efforts to rebuild Derna, Myanmar mines threat, schools shut in Burkina Faso 02 October 2023 © UNICEF/Mostafa Alatrib Derna, in eastern Libya, was struck by deadly storms and unprecedented floods in September 2023. The head of the UN mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has hit out against ‘unilateral and competing initiatives’ being proposed by authorities in the…

INTERVIEW: How new mission could support gang-ravaged Haiti

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home INTERVIEW: How new mission could support gang-ravaged Haiti 02 October 2023 © Giles Clarke A displaced Haitian woman sits on the roof at the Rex Medina theater in downtown Port-au-Prince. Criminal gangs have displaced thousands of Haitians, wreaking havoc across the Caribbean nation, and prompting calls for urgent help from President Ariel Henry…

New agreement promotes drug-free sport, supports public health

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home New agreement promotes drug-free sport, supports public health 02 October 2023 IOC/Thomas Lovelock Athlete prepares for the Winter Olympics The UN health agency, WHO, and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have boosted their support for drug-free sport through a four-year agreement signed on Monday in Geneva.…

WHO approves second malaria vaccine for children

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home WHO approves second malaria vaccine for children 02 October 2023 PATH 医务人员在给马拉维一个5个月大的婴儿注射疟疾疫苗。 The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday recommended a new anti-malaria vaccine for children, a move that could offer countries a cheaper and more readily available option than the world’s first shot against the parasitic disease…

UN Karabakh mission told ‘sudden’ exodus means as few as 50 ethnic Armenians may remain

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN Karabakh mission told ‘sudden’ exodus means as few as 50 ethnic Armenians may remain 02 October 2023 © WHO/Nazik Armenakyan Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabah seek refuge in Armenia. As few as 50 to 1,000 ethnic Armenians are reported to be left in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan after the exodus of recent days saw more than 100,000 flee, the first UN mission to the region in 30…

World Habitat Day focuses on cities as drivers of growth

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home World Habitat Day focuses on cities as drivers of growth 02 October 2023 © UN-Habitat/Kirsten Milhahn The Korali informal settlement in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka. Priming cities to become drivers of economic growth and recovery in the aftermath of crises such as conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic is the focus of World Habitat Day, observed on Monday.…

We’re better off thanks to migrants, says new IOM chief

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home We’re better off thanks to migrants, says new IOM chief 02 October 2023 © IOM A young man learns welding through a UN-supported programme in Rwanda. (file) With people on the move globally at “unprecedented” levels, the UN’s new migration agency chief insisted on Monday that rather than being a problem, host countries should recognize that migrants are what their economies most need to…

Security Council authorizes ‘historic’ support mission in Haiti

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council authorizes ‘historic’ support mission in Haiti 02 October 2023 UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras The Security Council adopts, by recorded vote, a resolution authorizing the creation of a Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti. In what is being hailed as an historic first, the UN Security Council on Monday authorized the deployment of an international security mission…

IOM press conference

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home IOM press conference 02 October 2023 Press Conference Announcement Introduction of new IOM Director General, Amy E. Pope Amy E. Pope, IOM Director General and Coordinator of the UN Network on Migration