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Digital solutions to fight COVID-19
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The Use of Digital Health Technology during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Risk assessment in data privacy rights

Julianne Freire, a human rights and legal adviser, initially practiced law in Brazil after graduating with a Bachelor's in Law from the University of the Amazon. Subsequently, she pursued a Master's ...

Last update 26 Mar 2024
Prison cell
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Failure to Provide Adequate Mental Healthcare to Mentally Ill Detainees: Community-Based Care as an Alternative?

Sofia Vanzan graduated in 2023 with an LLM in International Human Rights Law at the University of Groningen, with a thesis on the right to healthcare for detainees. Previously, she obtained an LLM ...

Last update 26 Mar 2024
UN: Health is not a privilege human rights
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Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage

The "Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage" held at the United Nations on 21st September 2023 underscores the global commitment to achieving universal health ...

Last update 4 Oct 2023
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2023 Global Report on Food Crises: latest figures on world hunger

The Food Security Information Network released the seventh edition of the annual Global Report on Food Crises, with the main affirmation that achieving the Sustainable Development Goal n°2 (zero ...

Last update 26 Jun 2023
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WHO reveals one-third of prisoners in Europe suffer mental health disorders

According to the new report, launched by the World Health Organization (WHO), one in three prisoners in Europe suffer from mental health disorders. The overview is based on survey data from 36 ...

Last update 27 Feb 2023
A girl playing guitar and singing
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October 10th: World Mental Health Day 2022

World Mental Health Day occurs on 10 October each year; it was established by the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) in 1992 and is recognised by the World Health Organisation. It aims to ...

Last update 10 Oct 2022
Progress on WASH in health care facilities 2000-2021: Special focus on WASH and infection prevention and control (IPC): WHO/UNICEF JOINT MONITORING PROGRAMME FOR WATER SUPPLY, SANITATION AND HYGIENE
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WHO - UNICEF: Half of health facilities globally lack basic sanitation, new estimate about global hygiene

According to the latest report of the Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) of WHO and UNICEF, half of the world's health facilities lack basic sanitation with soap and water. Approximately 3.85 billion ...

Last update 14 Sep 2022
A nine-year-old girl, who is HIV-positive, paints at a UNICEF-supported day care centre which provides psychosocial care in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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UNAIDS, UNICEF, WHO: new global alliance to end AIDS in children by 2030

The 24th International AIDS Conference (29 July - 2 August 2022), held in Montréal, Canada, witnessed the formation of a new global alliance to prevent new HIV infections and ensure that all ...

Last update 12 Sep 2022
Russian occupiers destroy hospitals in Ukrainian cities
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WHO is gathering evidence for a possible war crimes investigation into attacks by Russia in Ukraine

“Intentional attacks on healthcare facilities are a violation of international humanitarian law and represent war crimes in any situation,” declared Dr. Michael Ryan, WHO Emergencies ...

Last update 18 May 2022
Climate Justice Peace
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Africa Europe Foundation: Talking Africa-Europe High-level dialogues ahead of 6th AU-EU Summit

The Africa-Europe Foundation (AEF) will host three high-level debates around key issues at the centre of the cross-continental partnership. The debates will be held ahead of the The 6th AU-EU ...

Last update 20 Jan 2022
Wearing a full protective suit, a doctor leads a group of volunteer medical professionals attending to COVID-19 patients and persons under investigation at a community hospital in the Philippines.
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United Nations International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, 27 December

With Resolution A/RES/75/27 of 7 December 2020, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 27 December as the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness. As proven by the Covid-19 pandemic, ...

Last update 28 Dec 2021
Haiti: humanitarian response must respect human rights
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United Nations: humanitarian aid in Haiti must respect Human Rights

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that under the leadership of the Government, national and international humanitarian partners are scaling up ...

Last update 1 Sep 2021
Little kid collecting e-trash from the floor while framed by an old computer screen
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First WHO report on e-waste and child health

The World Health Organization (WHO) published the first report on e-waste and child health. WHO suggests that more effective and binding action is required to protect millions of children, ...

Last update 23 Jun 2021
Banner written: "covid-19 vaccination check-in"
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Coronavirus pandemic in the EU - Fundamental Rights implications: Vaccine rollout and equality of access in the EU

On the 16th of June, FRA published the seventh FRA Bulletin on how the COVID-19 pandemic affects fundamental rights. Focusing on equal access to vaccines, it highlights the situation in the 27 EU ...

Last update 17 Jun 2021
Quarto Indice regionale sul maltrattamento all’infanzia immagine
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Regional Index of child maltreatment in Italy 2021

Cesvi Foundation has presented its 4th Regional Index on Child Maltreatment in Italy with a specific focus on COVID-19 and mental health. The report evaluates the vulnerability of children to ...

Last update 20 May 2021