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"To eliminate the many different forms of violence requires a multi-disciplinary approach with effective coordination among the different actors. This must also include comprehensive multi-sectoral and mutually reinforcing prevention strategies that address the root causes of violence."
IAEA exploring COVID-19 impact on cancer care worldwide The IAEA supports national governments in using nuclear science and technology to better diagnose, treat and manage cancer.IAEA | Updated: 05-02-2021 09:24 IST | Created: 05-02-2021 09:24 IST “This event is an opportunity to be reminded of where we are in our continuous efforts; we can’t stop for a single minute in fighting cancer,” said IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi in his opening remarks. Image Credit: Twitter (@rafaelmgrossi) Inequality is present in most aspects of life, but in the global fight against cancer, t...
Met dank overgenomen van Europese Commissie (EC), gepubliceerd op vrijdag 5 februari 2021. The EU actively participates in international efforts to promote the elimination of female genital mutilation (FGM). Discussion on the elimination of FGM is included in human rights and political dialogues with partner countries and regional organisations, and in regular dialogues and consultation meetings with civil society and human rights organisations. To support the political and advocacy efforts, the EU finances and supports a number of projects worldwide contributing to the elimination of this ha...
UNDP Support to Conflict-affected Countries Format Distinguished Members of the Executive Board, Member States and Colleagues On behalf of UNDP management, I would like to thank Director Oscar Garcia and his team at the Independent Evaluation Office for their useful and timely findings and recommendations on UNDP’s support in conflict-affected countries. We look forward to the discussion with Executive Board members today. The recommendations will be used as inputs into UNDP’s new Framework for Development Solutions for Crisis and Fragility (“Crisis and Fragility Framework”), which wi...
Child marriage, female genital mutilation urgent priorities as pandemic threatens progress Format Fethiye says staff at a UNFPA safe space helped convince her family to let her go to school rather than be wed. © UNFPA Turkey UNITED NATIONS, New York – February is a busy month for retailers marketing the promise of “happily ever after” to girls around the world. But for tens of millions of girls, this is just a fairytale. Their girlhoods are ending, not with storybook romance but with harmful rites of passage such as child marriage and female genital mutilation – practices believed to...