UN Chief Appoints Canadian Diplomat as Deputy Mideast Envoy - Spokesperson Thu 31st December 2020 | 12:40 AM
UNITED NATIONS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 31st December, 2020) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Canadian diplomat Lynn Hastings to serve as the Deputy Special Coordinator for the middle East Peace Process and Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the Office of the United Nations Spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today announced the appointment of Lynn Hastings of Canada as Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, where she will also serve as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the statement said.
For the UN and humanitarian partners, helping typhoon-affected Filipinos does not stop for Christmas
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MANILA, 30 December 2020 In four municipalities of Albay province, where tens of thousands of Filipinos lost their homes in the onslaught of Super Typhoon Rolly [Goni], 1,030 families that celebrated Christmas in evacuation centers have received building materials, tools and cash to help put a roof over their heads in time for the New Year.
Throughout December, the United Nations (UN) Migration Agency, International Organization for Migration (IOM), and Catholic Relief Services (CRS), an NGO, have been distributing Shelter Repair Kits to households in 17 barangays in the municipalities of Tiwi, Malinao, Malilipot and Tabaco, in Albay province. The Shelter Repair Kit is intended for the emergency repair of a damaged house to make it livable. It consists of corrugated galvanized iron for roofing, coco lumber for posts and framing, nails, hammer, saw and shelter-grade tarpaul
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Developing GIT Capacity in Nepal for Disaster Risk Management and Decision Support
23 December 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – UNOSAT delivered a 4-day training in Kathmandu, Nepal, on the Application of Geospatial Information Technology (GIT) for Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and Decision Support to different Nepalese ministries, police, and army officials. This training was prepared and delivered in collaboration with the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office (UNRCO) in Nepal and the Nepalese National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA).
Starting on Monday 7 December, participants from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law, the Army, and the Police forces of Nepal were hosted at the NDRRMA offices to receive a 4-day training on GIT applications for DRM and Decision Support. The group ranged from selected officials contributing to the decision-making processes of their institutions to practitioners, involved in
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2020 may be coming to an end, but the challenges we faced this year continue. Millions of people have been affected by the consequences of the Covid-19 crisis across the world. It took away the lives of over 1 million, 690,000 people. In Kazakhstan, coronavirus cases surpassed 191,000 in Kazakhstan. The official number of death cases from Covid-19 is over 2,600, however, the real number may be times larger. As a consequence of the restrictions, Kazakhstan’s economy shrank 2.7%. Nearly 300,000 businesses had to shut down. 1.6 million people reported a loss of income. Registered domestic violence cases almost doubled. 4 million children’s education has been affected by the lockdown measures.
Police, victims, and a call for change
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By Gustavo Gonzalez
The 20 December killing of two unarmed civilians, Sonya and Frank Gregorio, has rightly met with widespread condemnation and ignited the debate about the need for police reform in the Philippines.
There are different views emerging in this public debate. Some see the killings as an isolated incident by a “bad cop” who needs to be prosecuted and removed from the police force. Others point to lawlessness and lack of respect for the police, contributing to an “us versus them” mentality. Yet others emphasize a policing culture of addressing crime by resorting to violence and abuse of power.