The Human Tragedy In Haiti
Authored by Callista L. Gingrich via RealClear Politics, Since late February, gang violence in Haiti has surged, overwhelming government and security forces and plunging the nation into further turmoil. The United Nations estimates that armed gangs now control 80 percent…#callistalgingrich #realclearpolitics #haiti #unitednations #portauprince #caribbean #arielhenry #jovenelmoïse #henry #kenya (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Gambia Must Not Repeal FGM Ban
Nimco Ali, CEO, The Five Foundation (center), meeting with Andrew Mitchell, (right) Minister for Development, UK, and Harriet King (left), UK High Commissioner to The Gambia. Credit: The Five FoundationBy Alimatu DimonekeneLONDON, Mar 27 2024 (IPS) Earlier this month, a UNICEF report on the prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) showed that while some success is taking place, the pace of progress remains slow – lagging behind population growth, especially in places where FGM is most common. The report revealed that over 230 million girls and women worldwide have undergone FGM – a 15 per cent increase, or 30...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Alimatu Dimonekene Tags: Africa Featured Gender Headlines Health Human Rights IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news

High Seas Treaty paves the way for ocean protection
Just 1% of the high seas are protected — a far cry from the global goal to safeguard 30% of our oceans and seas by 2030. A year on from the High Seas Agreement's wrap-up at the United Nations, how much progress has been made in protecting ocean life from the expanding high sea industries? National…#highseasagreement #unitednations #greenpeace #galápagosarchipelago #stuartbanks #marineresearcher #ruthramos #alexhearn #universidad #sanfranscisodequito (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Daughter of refugees founded a biotech to combat diseases that have afflicted her family
From the San Francisco Business Times. For Hanadie Yousef, the inspiration for pushing Juvena Therapeutics ’ aging-related drug toward its first clinical trial is never far away. Her father, Anwar Yousef, grew up in a United Nations-administered refugee camp in Jordan. He taught himself English and escaped war and poverty by earning one of two scholarships in Jordan awarded by the British Council, a nondepartmental public body sponsored by the government, to Oxford University. After finishing… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news

The Day the U.S. Didn't Say'No' to Israel's Critics
The writing has been on the wall for weeks. That was the feeling in Jerusalem on Monday evening after the United States abstained during a vote at the United Nations Security Council calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. With U.S. standing aside, the resolution passed. It was on…#jerusalem #gazastrip #israel #gaza #rafah #israeli #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu #israeldefenseforces #democrats (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How can the Sendai framework be implemented for disaster risk reduction and sustainable development? A qualitative study in Iran - Nekoei-Moghadam M, Moradi SM, Tavan A.
BACKGROUND: The Sendai Framework is the United Nations' most significant approach to reducing the risk of disasters from 2015 to 2030. This framework designed for all communities. However, communities should create operational and remedial strategies based... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Opening remarks by Dr Hanan Hassan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, ...
24 March 2024 Thank you for gathering here today on World Tuberculosis Day. As one of the most deadly infectious diseases in the world, TB remains a pressing challenge to all WHO regions. In September 2023, the United Nations General Assembly convened its second high-level meeting on tuberculosis, at which Member States renewed their commitments to advance global, regional and national efforts towards ending the TB epidemic by endorsing a political declaration on TB with ambitious targets for the next five years. Despite the setbacks of the COVID-19 emergency, countries and territories of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Re...
Source: WHO EMRO News - March 24, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news

U.N. sanctions on North Korea have been losing their bite
SEOUL -- Economic sanctions imposed by the United Nations on North Korea have been losing their impact. Despite a series of ballistic missile launches by Pyongyang, the U.N. Security Council has been unable to pass any new resolutions against the country for more than six years due to discord in…#seoul #unitednations #northkorea #pyongyang #unsecuritycouncil (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

UN Report: Crypto Crime Provided North Korea up to Half of Its Foreign Currency Income
A report issued by a United Nations panel of experts has concluded that cyber crypto heists have provided 50% of the foreign currency income for North Korea since 2017. The report indicated that North Korean actors have been linked to 17 theft and hack events involving over $750 million in 2023…#unitednations #northkorea #northkorean (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Biden's Dangerous Game at the United Nations
The U.S. baits vetoes from Russia and China at a cost to Israel.#israel (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Gaza cease-fire motion fails to pass in U.N. Security Council
A U.S.-led resolution calling for an immediate and sustained cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza failed to pass in the United Nations Security Council Friday as Russia and China, who are permanent members, voted against the measure. Vassily Nebenzia, Russia’s ambassador to the U.N., said…#israel #hamas #gaza #vassilynebenzia #rafah #antonyblinken #palestinians #securitycouncil #nateevans #usmission (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Happiest With Their Lives
In 2012, the United Nations proclaimed March 20 as the International Day of Happiness or World Happiness Day, which has been held on this date every year since. The aim is to promote awareness for a "more inclusive, equitable and balanced approach to economic growth that…#unitednations #internationalday #worldhappinessday #annafleck #worldhappinessreport #africa #statistain #finland #iceland #lebanon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

United Nations adopts U.S.-led resolution to safely develop AI
The United Nations on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution to promote the safe and trustworthy development of artificial intelligence, one of the most expansive efforts to date to reach international alignment on the technology. The United States spearheaded the initiative, spending the last…#unitednations #cuba #bletchleydeclaration #europeanparliament #aiact #uscongress (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

North Korean hackers have stolen $3B in crypto to bankroll weapons program
A United Nations Security Council (UNSC) panel has released a report on 58 suspected cyberattacks executed by North Korean hackers on cryptocurrency-related firms from 2017 to 2023, valued at approximately $3 billion, according to a report released by the committee. The report, based on…#northkorean #northkoreas #recordedfuture #northkorea #lazarusgroup #yonhap #iaea #rafaelgrossi #dprk #unsc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Industrial Policy, East or West, for Development or War?
By Jomo Kwame SundaramNEEMRANA, Rajasthan, India, Mar 20 2024 (IPS) Developing countries wanting to pursue industrial policy were severely reprimanded by advocates of the ‘neoliberal’ Washington Consensus. Now, it is being deployed as a weapon in the new Cold War. Industrial policy vs colonialism Industrial policy is often seen as pioneered by Friedrich List. But List was inspired by George Washington’s first Treasury Secretary, Alexander Hamilton. He advocated promoting manufacturing as the Industrial Revolution was beginning in England. Jomo Kwame SundaramFor List, post-colonial national development required tari...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 20, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jomo Kwame Sundaram Tags: Development & Aid Economy & Trade Financial Crisis Global Global Geopolitics Health Sustainability TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news