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Haiti ‘on the verge of an abyss’, warns UN rights chief |

·November 4, 2022·3 min read

The High Commissioner said the Haitian Government also needed to provide a firm commitment to accountability, and the rule of law, after decades of “systematic corruption and rampant impunity”, which have led up to the country’s current paralysis. He warned Haiti has descended into the worst human rights and humanitarian...

Public health risks increasing in flood-affected Pakistan, warns WHO |

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·November 2, 2022·2 min read

Public health risks are increasing, driven by damaged infrastructure, stagnant water and inadequate sanitation facilities, the UN health agency said. Dr. Richard Brennan, WHO Regional Emergency Director, said that the catastrophe has pushed the country to the brink and that diseases are rampant. Over 540,000 malaria cases have been reported....

Cholera spreading throughout Lebanon, WHO warns |

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·November 1, 2022·2 min read

The first case was reported to WHO by the Ministry of Public Health on 6 October, and there have been 381 laboratory-confirmed cases. While the outbreak was initially confined to northern districts, it has spread rapidly said WHO’s office in Lebanon, with laboratory-confirmed cases now reported from all eight governorates...

Afghanistan: Opium cultivation up nearly a third, warns UNODC |

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·November 1, 2022·2 min read

Opium cultivation in Afghanistan – latest findings and emerging threats, is the first report on the illicit opium trade since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021. The authorities banned all cultivation of opium poppy and all narcotics under strict new laws, in April 2022. Opium is the essential...

Climate change: No ‘credible pathway’ to 1.5C limit, UNEP warns |

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·October 27, 2022·2 min read

There’s “no credible pathway to 1.5C in place” today, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) insisted in a new report, despite legally binding promises made at the 2015 Paris Climate Conference to prevent average temperatures rising by more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. Uncomfortable truth “This report tells us in cold scientific terms what...

‘Very alarming’ conditions at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, IAEA chief warns |

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·August 12, 2022·2 min read

“These military actions near such a large nuclear facility could lead to very serious consequences,” Mr. Grossi said at the meeting requested by Russia, which was marked by resounding calls to allow the Agency’s technical experts to visit the area amid mounting safety concerns. IAEA has been in frequent contact...

Horn of Africa faces most ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity in decades, warns WHO |

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·August 2, 2022·2 min read

More than 37 million people are facing acute hunger, with approximately seven million children under the age of five acutely malnourished in the region. While finding food and safe water is the absolute priority, WHO said that ensuring a strong health emergency response is needed to avert preventable disease...

Humanity’s just one misunderstanding away from ‘nuclear annihilation’ warns UN chief |

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·August 2, 2022·4 min read

The UN chief was speaking at the opening of the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, which runs through 26 August. Mr. Guterres highlighted some of the current challenges to global peace and security, with the world under greater stress due...

Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest, warns UNCTAD |

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·July 20, 2022·2 min read

UNCTAD’s analysis shows that a 10 per cent increase in food prices will trigger a five per cent decrease in the incomes of the poorest families, roughly equivalent to the amount those families would normally spend on healthcare. Unsafe products have long been a threat across borders. But 60% of countries...

Animal-to-human diseases on the rise in Africa, warns UN health agency |

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·July 15, 2022·2 min read

“And more than 75 per cent of emerging infectious diseases, are caused by pathogens shared with wild or domestic animals,” WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti told journalists at a media briefing. “They account for a substantial burden of disease, resulting in about a billion sick people, and millions of...

Overturning of Roe v Wade abortion law a ‘huge blow to women’s human rights’ warns Bachelet |

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·June 25, 2022·3 min read

The widely anticipated Supreme Court decision, by six votes to three, was made in the specific case of Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health, and Michelle Bachelet said in a statement that it represents a “major setback” for sexual and reproductive health across the US. The historic decision returns all questions...

WHO to determine if Monkeypox should be declared ‘Emergency of International Concern’; rights expert warns of COVID ‘vaccine apartheid’ |

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·June 15, 2022·6 min read

The experts will meet on June 23 to assess whether the continuing outbreak represents a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the highest level of global alert, which currently applies only to the COVID-19 pandemic and polio. So far this year, more than 1,600 confirmed cases and almost 1,500 suspected...