"HEALTH CARE"

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said another shameful milestone has been reached in the conflict in Yemen with 10,000 children killed or maimed since fighting started in March 2015. UNTV CH

‘We can no longer lurch from crisis to crisis’ in Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Special Coordinator warns Security Council, urges parallel steps by all parties.

The IMF’s Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and Magdalena Andersson, the chair of the International Monetary and Financial Committee, the body that supervises the IMF’s work, held a press briefing Thursday where Andersson encouraged the multilateral leaders task force to accelerate access to vaccines and to facilitate coordination among international partners, which includes mobilizing critical financing. IMF

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said it was “extremely worried about the continued suffering of migrants and asylum seekers in Libya who are experiencing a myriad of daily violations and abuses at the hands of both State and non-state actors,” according to a spokesperson. UNTV CH

The World Health Organization (WHO) Special Report on Climate Change and Health, launched today, in the lead-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, spells out the global health community’s prescription for climate action based on a growing body of research that establishes the many and inseparable links between climate and health. WHO

UN Secretary-General António Guterres speaks to reporters on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.

The global growth will moderate slightly this year, IMF’s Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva announced in her Annual Meetings Curtain Raiser speech which was hosted virtually by Bocconi University in Milan. IMF

Cervical cancer is curable if diagnosed and treated early. The tragedy is that while this type of cancer is preventable, poor access to prevention, screening and treatment contributes to 90 per cent of deaths. In Nigeria, WHO partner RAiSE Foundation is working to improve access to cervical cancer screening and prevention. WHO

Afghanistan’s health system is on the brink of collapse. Unless urgent action is taken, the country faces an imminent humanitarian catastrophe. Since 30 August, WHO has dispatched 170 metric tonnes of life-saving medical supplies on eight flights, with the support of Qatar, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and the World Food Programme. WHO

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet updated the Human Rights Council on the extent of conflict-related deaths in the Syrian Arab Republic, presenting a list of 350,209 identified individuals killed in the conflict in Syria between March 2011 to March 2021.OHCHR