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They are Threatened with Torture & ill-Treatment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n By Thalif Deen<\/p>\n\n\n\n UNITED NATIONS (IDN) \u2014 According to a joke that was circulating in Washington political circles in a bygone era, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein\u2019s notorious torture chamber in the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad\u2014once held up as a symbol of barbarity\u2014was never shut down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After the US invasion and occupation of the country (2003-2011), a signboard outside the prison chamber apparently read: \u201cUnder New Management\u201d.\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n December 26, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n Catastrophic Consequences Feared<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n By J Nastranis<\/p>\n\n\n\n NEW YORK (IDN) \u2014 The United Nations has warned that the Horn of Africa is facing an unprecedented drought emergency, which will unleash catastrophic consequences. Communities in the region are in the midst of a likely fifth consecutive failed rainy season. They may face a sixth failed season in March-May 2023. (P28) ARABIC<\/a> | GERMAN<\/a> | JAPANESE<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n December 25, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n UNICEF Warns of Funding Shortfall in The Face of Drought<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Devendra Kamarajan<\/p>\n\n\n\n NAIROBI (IDN) \u2014 UN Children\u2019s Agency UNICEF<\/a> has urged the international community to \u201ccommit to responding now for what might hit the Horn of Africa\u201d in 2023, \u201cand in the years to come\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n UNICEF<\/a> Deputy Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Lieke van de Weil said on December 22: \u201cWe need a global effort to mobilize resources urgently to reduce further devastating and irreversible damage to children in the Horn of Africa. We must act now to save children\u2019s lives, preserve their dignity and protect their futures.\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n December 21, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n Viewpoint by Roopa Dhatt & Samiratou Ouedraogo<\/p>\n\n\n\n Roopa Dhatt is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Women in Global Health. Samiratou Ouedraogo is the Coordinator and Co-Founder of Women in Global Health, Francophone West Africa, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n WASHINGTON DC (IDN) \u2014 If there were a Harvey Weinstein in health, we probably wouldn\u2019t know about it. Not because sexual harassment in the health workforce isn\u2019t widespread\u2014we know that it is and not because women don\u2019t want to report their experiences of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH) at work\u2014we know that they do; but because across much of the world\u2019s health systems, there are simply no feasible reporting or legal mechanisms in place that women health workers can use with confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n December 20, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Robert Johnson<\/p>\n\n\n\n PARIS (IDN) \u2014 Though ODA-official development assistance from members of the OECD\u2019s DAC-Development Assistance Committee rose to a new high last year, it amounted to the equivalent of only 0.33 per cent of their combined GNI-gross national income, thus falling short of a United Nations goal to reach an ODA\/GNI ratio of 0.7%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The biggest ODA givers by volume in 2021 were the United States (USD 47.8 billion), Germany (USD 33.3 billion), Japan (USD 17.6 billion), the United Kingdom (USD 15.7 billion), and France (USD 15.5 billion).\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n December 13, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nature-Based Solutions Could Generate 20 million New Jobs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n By Jaya Ramachandran<\/p>\n\n\n\n GENEVA (IDN) \u2014 A joint report by three UN organisations says that 20 million jobs could be created by further harnessing the power of nature to address the major challenges facing society, such as climate change, disaster risk and food and water insecurity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the report by the International Labour Organization (ILO<\/a>), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP<\/a>) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN<\/a>), investing in policies that support Nature-based Solutions (NbS) would generate significant employment opportunities, particularly in rural areas. (P27) HINDI<\/a> | JAPANESE<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n December 11, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network<\/p>\n\n\n\n NEW YORK (IDN) \u2014 The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation<\/a> has announced 13 grants totalling more than $19.2 million to strengthen local and regional investigative journalism in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The initiative, awarded through the foundation\u2019s Nigeria program, seeks to reduce corruption by supporting Nigerian-led anti-corruption efforts that advance accountability, transparency, and civic participation.\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n December 8, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Joseph Maina<\/p>\n\n\n\n NAIROBI (IDN) \u2014 Seven years after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015, Kenya has made significant strides towards the realisation of the SDGs. Official sources cite \u201cremarkable progress\u201d<\/a> made towards achieving the goals. SDGs and other development initiatives are well anchored<\/a> in its long-term development blueprint dubbed Vision 2030, as well as a robust constitutional framework under the Constitution of Kenya 2010 that has a strong Bill of Rights and principles that are good drivers of Agenda 2030.\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n December 3, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Jaya Ramachandran<\/p>\n\n\n\n GENEVA | LONDON (IDN) \u2014 Climate uncertainty is creating health threats for thousands of migrants as overcrowding and pollution place huge stresses on humanitarian organisations\u2019 ability to provide sanctuary in refugee camps, a new study reveals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Locating camps in disaster-prone or climate hotspot areas increases their vulnerability and, coupled with stress from overcrowding that increases pressure on water, sanitation, and hygiene resilience (WaSH), leads to the overexploitation of resources.\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n December 2, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network<\/p>\n\n\n\n NEW YORK (IDN) \u2014 Every year, on December 1, World AIDS Day<\/a> is commemorated. People worldwide unite to show support for those living with HIV and remember those who have passed on from AIDS-related illnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ten years ago, HIV had infected at least 10 per cent of the population in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Some 50,000 infections were reported in the U.S. per year over the same period.\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Published by<\/strong> UN Concerned About 10 Million People Detained Worldwide December 29, 2022 They are Threatened with Torture & ill-Treatment By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IDN) \u2014 According to a joke that was circulating in Washington political circles in a bygone era, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein\u2019s notorious torture chamber in the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad\u2014once held […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4714,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5446","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-newsletters-sdgs-for-all"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inpsjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inpsjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inpsjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inpsjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inpsjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5446"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/inpsjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5750,"href":"https:\/\/inpsjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5446\/revisions\/5750"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inpsjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inpsjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inpsjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inpsjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Unprecedented Drought Emergency in the Horn of Africa<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
More Than 20 Million Children Suffering in The Horn of Africa<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Advocating for Gender Equality in Universal Health Coverage<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
COVID-19 Enables Rise in OECD Development Aid<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Three UN Agencies Call for Investments in Rural Employment<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
US Foundation Commits $19.2 Million to Bolster Nigerian Media<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Kenya Prides in Progress Towards Attainment of Development Goals<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Climate Change Threatens the Health of Refugees in Camps<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
World Aids Day Addresses Inequalities Between Global South and North<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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