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Wednesday ’s Daily Brief: ending rape in war, Khashoggi, forced displacement, North Korea and Mali
On Wednesday, these are the main stories: International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict; the UN independent investigator for the killing of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi presents findings which show State responsibility; in 2018, world hit record number of war-displaced people; South Korea sends food aid to North; new attack in northern Mali. (Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population)
Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population - June 19, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Sudan: top UN official demands cessation of violence and rape against civilians by security forces
Following recent reports of attacks and rape by security forces and paramilitaries against the pro-democracy protesters in Sudan who have been holding a sit-in outside army headquarters in the  capital, Khartoum, the United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, expressed “grave concern” on Thursday and called for an “immediate and complete” end to the violence. (Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population)
Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population - June 13, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Monday ’s Daily Brief: the cost of maternal healthcare, Sudan and Chad updates, sustainability in focus
This Monday, top stories includes: the “catastrophic” cost of maternal healthcare; UN condemnation following violence against protesters in Sudan and the killing of a journalist in Chad; and the urgent need for sustainability highlighted through an exhibit in Geneva and a special event in London. (Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population)
Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population - June 3, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

On the Global Day of Parents, UNICEF is urging support for parents to give children ‘the best start in life’
Kicking off  on Saturday the first-ever global Parenting Month, the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, is calling on world leaders to invest in family-friendly policies that support parents to give their children “the best start in life”.  (Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population)
Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population - June 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Friday ’s Daily Brief: Honouring fallen peacekeepers, action against gender-based violence; LGBT rights in Kenya, Rohingya water crisis
Friday ' s  main stories include: Honouring UN peacekeepers; landmark conference to combat sexual and gender-based violence in crises; Kenya upholds LGBT ban; UNICEF’s plea for Afghani children; Brazil’s bid to compensate tobacco smokers; Water shortages in Bangladesh (Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population)
Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population - May 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

‘Huge’ stakes, ‘daunting’ job to tackle gender-based violence, UNICEF chief tells ground-breaking conference
One-in-three girls or women will experience physical or sexual violence in her lifetime, and “the risk multiplies” during a conflict or natural disaster, the Executive Director of UNICEF told delegates attending the first-ever “Ending Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Humanitarian Crises Conference” on Friday, in the Norwegian capital, Oslo. (Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population)
Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population - May 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

With potential to boost profits by up to 20 per cent, a woman ’s place is at work, says UN labour agency
Businesses perform better – sometimes by as much as 20 per cent – when they employ more women in top positions, UN labour experts said on Wednesday, warning nonetheless that most still pay lip-service to the idea of gender equality in the boardroom.  (Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population)
Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population - May 22, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Children in crisis-torn eastern Ukraine ‘too terrified to learn’ amid spike in attacks on schools
Schoolchildren are bearing long-lasting mental and physical scars of eastern Ukraine ’s conflict, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday, as the agency warned of an “alarming” increase in attacks on schools during the first four months of 2019. (Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population)
Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population - May 21, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Are robots sexist? UN report shows gender bias in talking digital tech
Why do most voice assistants have female names, and why do they have submissive personalities? The answer, says a new report released on Friday by UNESCO, the UN ’s Education, Science and Culture agency, is that there are hardly any women working in the technical teams that develop these services and other cutting-edge digital tools. (Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population)
Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population - May 17, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

A world first: Women at the helm of every UN Regional Commission
Although United Nations Regional Commissions have been in existence for more than 70 years, for the first time ever, each one is currently headed by a woman designated by Secretary-General Ant ónio Guterres. This accomplishment underscores that, since the day he took office, the UN chief has been determined to achieve gender parity by 2030 as part of the Agenda for Sustainable Development. (Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population)
Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population - April 26, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Change attitudes for future generations of women in tech, UN urges   
When women and girls are empowered with technology, the whole world benefits.  That’s one key message from the International Day for girls in the field of information and communications technology, or ICT, marked on Thursday.  (Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population)
Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population - April 25, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Tuesday ’s Daily Brief: sexual violence in conflict, a malaria vaccine trial, updates on Libya, Ebola in DR Congo, Sri Lanka and Mali
Here are our top stories for this Tuesday: a focus on conflict-related sexual violence at the Security Council, a groundbreaking trial for a malaria vaccine in Malawi, thousands seeking shelter in Libya ’s capital as fighting continues, concerns in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after the attack of an Ebola treatment centre, an update on the death toll of the Sri Lanka attacks, and the Security Council’s condemnation of the killing of peacekeepers in Mali.  (Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population)
Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population - April 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Women must be at ‘centre of peacekeeping decision-making’, UN chief tells Security Council
Women ’s rights, voices and participation must be at “the centre of peacekeeping decision-making”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday, describing them as “central to sustainable solutions” to challenges facing the Organization worldwide. (Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population)
Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population - April 11, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Forced pregnancy in Italy violated ‘woman’s human right to health’, UN experts rule 
The Italian Government violated a woman ’s “human right to health” after a law which denied her the right to refuse fertility treatment she had previously agreed to, “led her to undergo a forced pregnancy”, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) said on Wednesday.  (Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population)
Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population - March 27, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Brazilian officer a ‘stellar example’ of why more women are needed in UN peacekeeping
Training gender advisors and focal points in the Central African Republic (CAR) has earned a Brazilian United Nations peacekeeper a special gender advocate award, it was announced on Tuesday. (Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population)
Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population - March 26, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news