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IAS–Lancet Commission on Health and Human Rights IAS–Lancet Commission on Health and Human Rights “This newly formed Commission seeks to interrogate the key questions facing both global health and human rights in a world of complex transnational threats and challenges, from climate change to COVID-19, equity in access to healthcare and the ways to address the many communities excluded from current health and development debates. We feel the time is now to develop a more inclusive visio...

Publication Date: 04/29/2021 The Transition Oversight Group (TOG) has been working actively since February 2021, under the leadership of Chair Peter Ngure (Kenya) and Vice Chair Mariama Abdou Gado (Niger), in refining and moving forward the establishment of the new structure. The TOG is working across three workstreams – establishing the future governance structure, operationalizing the five regional hubs and recruiting a new Executive Director to lead the next stage of the partnership. TOG m...

Highlights: One year on from the release of the IASC MHPSS RG children’s storybook on COVID-19 in April 2020 Format Introduction One year ago, during March 2020, over 1700 children from 104 countries helped to create a children’s storybook on COVID-19 that has reached many hundreds of thousands of children worldwide and became a success story of global reach. The children’s storybook My Hero is You, how kids can fight COVID-19, was initially launched in six languages, and one year later,...

Date Time Share King’s College London Findings from a new report prompt calls for proper recognition and sustainable funding of end of life care and bereavement support. A new report published today shows how palliative and end of life care in the UK was compromised by shortages of PPE, essential medicines, and equipment, because these services were not seen as ‘frontline NHS’ in the pandemic. Better End of Life – a collaboration between Marie Curie, King’s College London Cicely Saun...

General Jovan Divjak died in Sarajevo at the Age of 84 April 8, 2021 8:00 PM by Y.Z General Jovan Divjak, a former member of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, died in Sarajevo today, at the age of 84. Divjak was a Bosnian army general who served as the Deputy Commander of the Bosnian army’s main staff until 1994, during the Bosnian War. Divjak was born in Belgrade to parents originally from the Bosanska Krajina region of Bosni...

  Our 2021 Year of Transition continues and I’m excited to announce two critical milestones in building the new partnership — the launch of FP2030’s Commitments Toolkit and the call for expressions of interest to host regional hubs in Africa.   In the new FP2030 structure, FP2030 staff will be operating from five Regional Hubs that will be embedded within non-governmental host institutions in five cities to manage FP2030’s presence in these regions: North, West and Central Africa; Eas...

NI special needs families respond to tell-all survey about school restraint and seclusion Chris Lyttle says Children with special needs are surely some of the most vulnerable in our society and its our duty, and should be our privilege, to protect them Updated Chris Lyttle, Alliance Education spokesperson says he is determined to create positive change and protection for children with special needs (Image: Alliance) Want the biggest politics stories sent to you every week? Simply sign up here a...

Described by many as a voice for the voiceless in the corridors of power, “a small wahine wielding a sharp axe”, Ann was a woman of mana and compassion who saw the potential in everyone and was afraid of no-one. She was as loved and respected by communities of all faiths and cultures as she was by iwi leaders and whānau living in marginalised communities. Supplied Ministry of Social Development community relationships manager Ann Dysart speaking at the launch of Family First Welfare Tru...

On Monday 8 March 2021, the world celebrated International Women's Day (IWD). This year CFA Women's Reference Group members will be attending forums...

Mitigating gender-based violence risk in the context of COVID-19: lessons from humanitarian crises Format Summary box Public health measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 have contributed to increased risk of gender-based violence (GBV) globally. The third pillar of action for addressing GBV, GBV risk mitigation, is crucial alongside GBV response and prevention efforts to effectively address GBV in the context of COVID-19. GBV risk mitigation interventions aim to reduce exposure to GBV and ens...