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Accelerated action needed to save 12,000 lives a day due to injury, violence

·December 5, 2022·1 min read

“People living in poverty are significantly more likely to suffer an injury than the wealthy”, said the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “The health sector has a major role in addressing these health inequities and in preventing injuries and violence, through collecting data, developing policies,...

First Person: Saving lives and preventing the spread of cholera in Haiti |

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·November 20, 2022·3 min read

The deadly but treatable disease has been spreading across the country and according to the latest Government figures published on 16 November there have been some 8,100 people admitted to hospital and over 170 deaths. Esterline Dumezil was trained by the Ministry of Public Health and Population and by the...

Afghanistan: Humanitarian assistance has saved lives, but immense needs remain |

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·August 11, 2022·2 min read

Following the Taliban takeover last August, UN agencies and their partners remained in Afghanistan, providing aid to nearly 23 million people, or nearly 94 per cent of all those who require support. Humanitarians expanded their operations to reach communities across all 34 provinces, and their work has saved lives and...

UNFPA global innovation awards: 10 projects that will change lives of women and girls |

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·August 8, 2022·2 min read

The challenge was financed by UNFPA’s Equalizer Accelerator Fund, and implemented in cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the International Trade Centre. Entrants were given the incentive of a cash prize which would allow them to expand their ideas from the test stage, to...

From the Field: Afghan earthquake survivors look to rebuild their lives |

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·July 18, 2022·1 min read

A boy walks up the hill to his former home, destroyed by the earthquake that hit Afghanistan in June 2022 ., by IOM/Léo Torréton ”I saw bodies being pulled out of the rubble, injured people, and maybe dead people”, says Krushnal, a survivor from Barmal. “I heard cries of pain...

Sexual violence in conflict ‘terrorizes populations, destroys lives and fractures communities’ |

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·June 18, 2022·4 min read

In his message for the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, commemorated on Sunday, Secretary-General António Guterres also observed that perpetrators rarely face the consequences of their actions. “It is the survivors who carry the burden of stigma and trauma throughout their lives, often doubly brutalized by...