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Recreational cannabis poses ‘significant’ health challenges to youth: drugs control body

March 5, 2019 Global Author

“Legalization of cannabis for recreational purposes, as seen in a small number of countries, represents not only a challenge to the universal implementation of the treaties and the signatories to the treaties, but also a significant challenge to health and wellbeing, particularly among young people”, INCB President Viroj Sumyai said, following the publication of the body’s latest Annual Report. The… Read More

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Air pollution, the ‘silent killer’ that claims seven million lives a year: rights council hears

March 4, 2019 Global Author

At the Human Rights Council in Geneva, David Boyd, Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, insisted that air pollution is a “silent, sometimes invisible, prolific killer” which affected women and girls more than men. This is despite the fact that the right to a healthy environment is legally recognised by 155 States, Dr. Boyd explained. “Air pollutants are… Read More

Africa

List of African countries by population

March 4, 2019 Global AuthorEgypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria

nigeria With 186 million inhabitants, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the seventh most populous country in the world. Nigeria has the third-largest youth population in the world, after India and China, with more than 90 million of its population under age 18. Country (or dependent territory) Official figure (where available) Date of last figure Source Nigeria 173,000,000 2013… Read More

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Nigeria court says extradition of Cameroon separatists ‘illegal’

March 3, 2019March 3, 2019 Global AuthorCameroonian separatists, Femi Fakana, Human and Peoples' Rights

Lagos (AGV) – A Nigerian court has condemned as “illegal and unconstitutional” the arrest and deportation of Cameroonian separatists who had applied for asylum in Nigeria, the lawyers representing them said Sunday. In January 2018, Nigeria arrested and deported 47 anglophone separatists who had fled Cameroon following a crackdown by the authorities. The move was denounced by UNHCR, the UN… Read More

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‘Once lost, hearing doesn’t come back,’ World Health Organization warns on World Hearing Day

March 3, 2019 Global Author

Worldwide, some 466 million people have disabling hearing loss, and the WHO estimates that by 2050 that figure will almost double, affecting one in 10 people. The cost of unaddressed hearing loss is believed to be around US$ 750 billion. To mark World Hearing Day 2019, WHO has launched a new mobile and web-based app called “hearWHO,” which allows people… Read More

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The next four years will be tough, Buhari warns

March 1, 2019March 1, 2019 Global AuthorAbuja, Buhari warns, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari says the new four-year mandate given to his administration by Nigerians will be tough as he pursues his campaign promises of securing the country, transforming the economy and the fight against corruption. The President stated this at a special meeting with his cabinet ministers, who were in the State House, Abuja, on Friday to congratulate him on… Read More

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DR Congo: Insecurity and attacks mean Ebola will keep spreading, warns world health agency

March 1, 2019 Global Author

In Geneva, spokesperson Christian Lindmeier condemned the “deplorable” targeting of two Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) facilities earlier this week in Katwa and Butembo. WHO was “doing everything and talking with everyone” to ensure that the operation to overcome the current Ebola outbreak continues, he insisted. To date, the agency and its partners have relied on armed protection from UN peacekeepers… Read More

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Easing fears and promoting gender equality in Chad’s girls-only classrooms

February 28, 2019 Global Author

“We spoke about puberty and periods and looked at a story of a young girl who experienced her period for the first time,” Fatime Ali Abakar told UN News in her classroom at the single-sex Lycée de Bol school. Some 50 girls are present. Many like Fatime Ali Abakar, have already started menstruating, but the lesson is still relevant, according… Read More

Europe

‘I don’t like to give up’: veteran UN envoy reveals how two decades of quiet diplomacy gave birth to North Macedonia

February 28, 2019 Global Author

When the UN-brokered “Prespa Agreement” between Athens and Skopje was ratified by the two countries’ parliaments and formally entered into force on 12 February , recognizing the “Republic of North Macedonia,” his mission was finally accomplished. In a delightful twist of fate, due to various circumstances, the agreement had been signed by the Prime Ministers of Greece and North Macedonia seven months earlier,… Read More

Pacific

Stateless Rohingya refugee children living in ‘untenable situation’, UNICEF chief

February 27, 2019 Global Author

While the massive humanitarian effort so far – led by the Bangladesh Government with international support – has saved countless lives, these children are becoming increasingly anxious about their futures, and vulnerable to frustration and despair. “The obligation we have as a global society is immense: to give children and young people the world has defined as ‘stateless’, the education… Read More