Gaza Health Workers Struggling to Save Injured Without Medical Supplies, WHO Expert Warns
Wounded civilians at the Al Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip. Credit: WHOBy Naureen HossainUNITED NATIONS, Jan 19 2024 (IPS) Gaza’s healthcare system is “on its knees” as ongoing hostilities force hospitals to operate beyond their capacity and displace their healthcare workers, according to a WHO expert.
On Wednesday, WHO Health Emergency Officer Sean Casey spoke with reporters in New York on the healthcare crisis in Gaza. Following a five-week visit to the region, Casey elaborated on the WHO team’s work during his visit and their findings on the hospitals that were still running amidst the outbreak of violence sin...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Naureen Hossain Tags: Armed Conflicts Editors' Choice Featured Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Middle East & North Africa TerraViva United Nations Gaza IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Israel Palestine WHO Source Type: news
United Nations sees international tourism fully recovering in 2024
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DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman warns AI is a'fundamentally labor replacing' tool
DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman is a heavyweight in the AI space. The Oxford dropout worked as a negotiator for the United Nations and the Dutch government early in his career, but then pivoted to AI and founded DeepMind in 2010 alongside Demis Hassabis and Shane Legg. The machine learning…#mustafasuleyman #oxford #unitednations #dutch #deepmind #demishassabis #shanelegg #google #alphabet #inflectionai (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UNISON statement on the situation in the Red Sea
UNISON is extremely concerned at the risk of the situation in the Red Sea and the Bab El-Mandab Strait escalating into a broader regional and global conflict, following the attacks on civilian seafarers and commercial shipping.
On 19 November Houthi fighters hijacked the Galaxy Leader and took its crew hostage. Since then multiple cargo ships in the Red Sea and the Bab El-Mandab Strait have been attacked.
A large proportion of the world’s trade passes through the Red Sea and the diversion of shipping routes could lead to an increase in prices of manufactured goods and food heightening the cost of living crisis.
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Source: UNISON Health care news - January 17, 2024 Category: UK Health Authors: Martin Cullen Tags: Article international Source Type: news
Safety approval of automated vehicles in the EU: moving beyond highway applications - Galassi MC, Lagrange A, Ciuffo B, Bertoa RS, Vass S, Mattas K, Don à R, Sollima C.
In June 2020 the United Nations World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations adopted the first global Regulation for the approval of automated driving vehicles. Although this first Regulation represents a very important milestone for the automotive... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
The Impact of Climate Migration on Developing Nations
Men on camels and donkeys travel through a dust storm in the desert near the western city of Mao, in the Kanem Region of Chad. Credit: UNICEF/UNI82205/HoltBy Sudip Ranjan Basu, Chen Wang and Monica DasBANGKOK, Thailand, Jan 17 2024 (IPS) As the world is still gearing up to welcome 2024, let us find a moment to reflect on some of the key trends of the past year and pursue now to embrace the path towards hope and promise for everyone, everywhere.
Deepening global inequalities are having enormous socio-economic implications across countries. Increasing income and social disparities are spreading around regions. Growing inten...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sudip Ranjan Basu - Chen Wang - Monica Das Tags: Armed Conflicts Climate Change COVID-19 Featured Global Headlines Human Rights Inequality IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
UN Says Tether Plays Major Role in Illicit Activity in East Asia; Stablecoin Issuer Hits Back
Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, has challenged the United Nations' (UN) report on the role of USDT in underground banking and money laundering infrastructure in East Asia and Southeast Asia. Tether said it was “disappointed” that the report had singled out its stablecoin…#usdt #unitednations #eastasia #southeastasia #tether #doj #fbi #usss #spglobalratings (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
' Well that was fast' MAGA reacts to Trump's Iowa win
Former President Donald Trump's supporters flooded social media with reactions to numerous news outlets calling the Republican Iowa caucuses in the MAGA leader's favor roughly a half hour after they began, celebrating his "fast" win. Trump's GOP rivals former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley…#donaldtrump #iowa #maga #trump #unitednations #nikkihaley #florida #rondesantis #foxnewsdigital #desantis (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
U.S. ignored warnings about Houthi threat, senior Yemeni leader says
DAVOS, Switzerland — The U.S. was warned about the dangers Houthi rebels posed to the Middle East before Israel’s war with Hamas but “they didn’t do anything,” the vice president of Yemen’s United Nations-recognized government told NBC News. Maj. Gen. Aidarus al-Zubaidi said he met with American…#davos #switzerland #houthi #middleeast #israel #hamas #yemen #unitednations #aidarusalzubaidi #iran (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UN Raises Alarm: Tether USDT ’s Role In Money Laundering On The Rise
According to a report by the Financial Times, the United Nations (UN) Office on Drugs and Crime has identified Tether, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency platforms, as an increasingly popular tool for money launderers and fraudsters operating in Southeast Asia, adding to increased…#unitednations #tether #southeastasia #paoloardoino #usdt #shanstate #myanmar #cftc #bitcoinisttether #venezuelanitalian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
OPCAT: How an international treaty regarding torture is relevant to the Australian mental health system - Ouliaris C, Gill N, Castan M, Sundram S.
The United Nations Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture visits signatory nations to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT). Its role is to monitor and support signa... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
South Africans Rally Around Government ’s Case Against Israel
JOHANNESBURG—South Africans this week rallied around their government’s decision to take Israel to the International Court of Justice for alleged genocide in the Gaza Strip, with many saying they were motivated by their own country’s struggle against apartheid. Its case at the United Nations court…#israel #gazastrip #unitednations #hague #netherlands #southafrica #icj #gaza (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
2023 Was the Hottest Year Ever and 2024 May Be Even Worse
Anyone who has watched global average temperature records land every month since June probably doesn’t need to be told that 2023 was the hottest year ever, but just in case, the world’s major scientific weather monitoring bodies delivered the hard data this week. According to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (CCCS), the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), last year didn’t just break 2016’s heat record, it shattered it by a wide margin.
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Source: TIME: Science - January 12, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Aryn Baker Tags: Uncategorized climate change Climate Is Everything embargoed study healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Jamaica Still Struggles Economically, But There Is Hope for the Future
Jamaica is a small island in the British West Indies, but despite its stature, this tiny nation has elicited the attention of global elites. In politics, Jamaica’s voting behavior at the United Nations is closely monitored by her neighbors in the Caribbean and the global community because she…#jamaica #britishwestindies #unitednations #caribbean #jeffreywilliamson #joshlerner #noahsmith #rasheedgriffith #substack #bajanrasheedgriffith (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Happens When There Is No Food: Experts Say Severe Malnutrition Could Set in Swiftly in Gaza
Nutrition experts say the progression from hunger to severe malnutrition can be rapid, especially in children. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stephanie Nolen Tags: Malnutrition Diet and Nutrition Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) Food Insecurity Shortages Famine Children and Childhood United Nations Children ' s Fund Gaza Strip Source Type: news
