Month: June 2021

Specialized Helpline Launched through WHO Support in I.R. Iran to Help Those Willing to Quit Smoking

Establishment of a national tobacco cessation helpline and tobacco cessation service clinics across the Islamic Republic of Iran was celebrated…

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Generation Equality: Alongside COVID lies an ‘equally horrific pandemic’ threatening women

As the world grapples unevenly with the effects of COVID-19, “a parallel and equally horrific pandemic” has threatened half the world’s population, the…

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UN rights office highlights policing reforms to address systemic racism

Radical policing reforms are needed to address systemic racism affecting people of African descent around the world, UN rights chief Michelle…

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Violence against smuggled migrants widespread, but justice is lacking: UN report

Migrants smuggled across borders are often subjected to extreme violence, torture, rape and kidnapping, whether in transit or in captivity,…

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Science, evidence-based facts, the key to helping end the scourge of drug abuse: UN chief

The world’s drug problem remains an urgent challenge that threatens to exacerbate COVID-19 pandemic impacts and hinder a healthy and…

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COVID-19 Delta variant has the potential to make ‘epidemic curve exponentially’

The head of the UN health agency expressed concern on Friday over the COVID-19’s delta variant, which he called “the most transmissible” mutation to date.  Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the…

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UN pushes for a lasting ceasefire, more humanitarian deliveries in Gaza

The cessation of hostilities negotiated last month between Israel and Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, remains “very fragile”, the…

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COVID pandemic fuelling the major increase in drug use worldwide: UN report

Around 275 million people used drugs worldwide in the last year of unprecedented upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, up…

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Refugee tailors ramp up mask production, as COVID-19 lingers in Iran

In Sarvestan refugee settlement, Iran, refugee tailors are producing 10,000 masks each day to help combat COVID-19. Roya sets the…

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Time running out to prevent ‘worst case scenario’ arising in Afghanistan

With all the major indicators for Afghanistan’s security and development looking “negative or stagnant” as international troops withdraw, the threats that lie ahead cannot be overstated,…

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