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A top Human Rights Council-appointed expert has welcomed the decision by all health authorities in the United Kingdom to halt the routine use of puberty-blockers offered to children as part of gender transition services, amid a sharp increase more widely in the number of teenage girls seeking such treatment and concerns that it might disrupt brain development. Source UN News Read More

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Spain’s Secretary of State for Health discusses health priorities with WHO

April 26, 2024 Global AuthorHealth News0 comment

WHO welcomed Mr Javier Padilla Bernáldez, Spain’s Secretary of State for Health and his delegation on 23 and 24 April 2024 to discuss joint global health priorities. Amongst others, Spain’s focus is on universal health coverage and health systems strengthening; pandemic response and emergency medical teams; organ and tissue transplantation; malaria and other tropical diseases; and polio. During the visit,… Read More

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Amid campus crackdowns, Gaza war triggers freedom of expression crisis

April 25, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights0 comment

Across the United States, “heads are rolling” at the top of some Ivy League universities amid a campus-wide crackdown on students protesting Israel’s war in Gaza, shining a spotlight on the question of freedom of expression worldwide, said UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan. Source UN News Read More

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UK’s newly passed ‘Safety in Rwanda’ bill is anything but safe: UN officials

April 23, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights0 comment

Following the United Kingdom Parliament’s passage of the “Safety of Rwanda” bill, two top UN officials sounded an alarm on Tuesday about its harmful impact on global responsibility-sharing, human rights and refugee protection. Source UN News Read More

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Myanmar: Rohingyas in firing line as Rakhine conflict intensifies

April 19, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights0 comment

The UN’s top human rights official on Friday raised alarm over the escalating violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state between junta and opposition forces, amid reports of the military regime forcing members of the minority Muslim Rohingya community to join their ranks. Source UN News Read More

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Transform landmark Indigenous rights declaration into reality: UN General Assembly President

April 18, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights0 comment

Despite important achievements over the past decade to improve the well-being of Indigenous Peoples, safeguard their cultures, and expand their participation at the UN, “deep chasms” endure between commitments made and reality on the ground, the President of the General Assembly said on Wednesday. Source UN News Read More

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Let youth lead, urges new advocacy campaign

April 15, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights0 comment

With the ‘promise of a better world’ in mind the UN Youth Office has launched an new advocacy campaign – “World Leaders: It’s Time to Let #YouthLead” – calling for greater youth representation in decision-making roles in both the public and private sector, civil society, academia, and the UN. Source UN News Read More

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Enhancing Global Health and Well-Being: WHO and the Netherlands strengthen their Partnership

April 15, 2024 Global AuthorHealth News0 comment

WHO and Netherlands Strategic Dialogue in The Hague, Netherlands 10 April 2024. Credit: WHO The WHO and the Netherlands convened in The Hague on 10 April 2024, to discuss joint priorities and alignment between the Dutch Global Health Strategy and WHO’s key strategic goals, marking a new milestone in their longstanding partnership. Rooted in the Netherlands’ unwavering commitment to global… Read More

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First Person: ‘I no longer amount to anything’ – Voices of the displaced in Haiti

April 14, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights0 comment

People affected by gang wars in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, have been describing to the UN how their lives have been violently changed, with one person saying he feels that he has lost his identity and “no longer amounts to anything”. Source UN News Read More

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Is Malawi’s No vote in Human Rights resolution sacrificing rights of children and parents?

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024 Janet Karimhuman rights, Malawi's No vote0 comment

By Janet Karim God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” — Gen. 1:28a The decisions we make when we vote have effects on society beyond us,… Read More

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Category: Lifestyle

Gender therapy review reveals devastating impacts on teens

Spain’s Secretary of State for Health discusses health priorities with WHO

Amid campus crackdowns, Gaza war triggers freedom of expression crisis

UK’s newly passed ‘Safety in Rwanda’ bill is anything but safe: UN officials

Myanmar: Rohingyas in firing line as Rakhine conflict intensifies

Transform landmark Indigenous rights declaration into reality: UN General Assembly President

Let youth lead, urges new advocacy campaign

Enhancing Global Health and Well-Being: WHO and the Netherlands strengthen their Partnership

First Person: ‘I no longer amount to anything’ – Voices of the displaced in Haiti

Is Malawi’s No vote in Human Rights resolution sacrificing rights of children and parents?