Women & Girls, Hiv & Aids
Извор: WUNRN – 01.12.2019
World AIDS Day, designated on 1 December every year since 1988, is an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV
Women account for more than half the number of people living with HIV worldwide. Young women (10-24 years old) are twice as likely to acquire HIV as young men the same age.
HIV disproportionately affects women and adolescent girls because of vulnerabilities created by unequal cultural, social and economic status.
https://www.avert.org/professionals/hiv-social-issues/key-affected-populations/women
Can climate change fuelled loss and damage ever be fair?
Извор: WUNRN – 01.12.2019
This title is the main message of a technical report Can Climate Change Fuelled Loss and Damage Ever Be Fair?, launched just before the UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) to be held in Madrid from 2 to 13 December 2019.
Direct Link to Full 20-Page 2019 Publication:
http://civilsocietyreview.org/report2019/
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP 25) will be 2-13 December 2019 – Madrid
Извор: WUNRN – 30.11.2019
Climate Change Increases the Risk of Violence Against Women
Comoros farmers battling climate changeCredit: UN Environment/Hannah
UN Climate Change News, 25 November 2019 - The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which is a mainstay of the UN calendar, has assumed a new dimension with the challenges presented by climate change.
RESPECT Women: Preventing Violence Against Women
Извор: WUNRN – 29.11.2019
Violence against women is a major public health problem rooted in gender inequality, and is a gross violation of women’s human rights affecting the lives and health of millions of women and girls. Aiming to end violence against women, a package/framework with infographics on prevention of violence against women - RESPECT – Preventing violence against women:
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R –elationship skills strengthened
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E –mpowerment of women
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S –ervices ensured
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P –overty reduced
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E –nvironments made safe
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C –hild and adolescent abuse prevented
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T –ransformed attitudes, beliefs, and norms
The Women Killed on One Day Around the World
Извор: WUNRN – 29.11.2019
An average of 137 women across the world are killed by a partner or family member every day, according to new data released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
November 25, 2019 - They say it makes "the home the most likely place for a woman to be killed".
More than half of the 87,000 women killed in 2017 were reported as dying at the hands of those closest to them.
Of that figure, approximately 30,000 women were killed by an intimate partner and another 20,000 by a relative.
Violence against women in the EU - State of play
Извор: WUNRN – 25.11.2019
Direct Link to Full 11-PAGE European Parliament 2019 Document:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2019/644190/EPRS_BRI(2019)644190_EN.pdf
Let’s put an END to Violence against Women
Извор: WUNRN – 24.11.2019
Direct Link to Full 4-PAGE 2019 European Commission Fact Sheet:
Global study on homicide 2019: Gender-related killing of Women & Girls
Извор: WUNRN – 23.11.2019
Direct Link to Full 68-Page UNODC 2019 Report:
https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/gsh/Booklet_5.pdf
New WHO report: Ignoring the health of people in prisons now comes at a high cost for society later
Извор: WUNRN - 21.11.2019
The “WHO status report on prison health in the WHO European Region” presents an analysis of data collected on the health status of people in prison and prison health systems for 39 countries in the Region. The WHO survey collected data from Member States between 2016 and 2017 to enable monitoring and surveillance of health in prisons.
The report reveals that the general state of monitoring and surveillance systems for health in prisons is poor. This affects the development of evidence-based policies that effectively target the needs of the prison population.
“We only have data from 39 countries, but the data that we have indicate an enormous difference in the general health of people in prison compared to those in the outside world.
Ending child labour, forced labour & Human trafficking in global supply chains
Извор: WUNRN – 20.11.2019
GENEVA (News) – A new report indicates that a significant share of child labour and human trafficking in global supply chains occurs at their lower tiers, in activities such as raw material extraction and agriculture, making due diligence, visibility and traceability challenging. The report, Ending child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains , provides the first ever estimates of child labour and human trafficking in global supply chains.
Amongst those in child labour, the percentage in global supply chains varies across regions:
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26 per cent in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia.
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22 per cent in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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12 per cent in Central and Southern Asia.
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12 per cent in sub-Saharan Africa.
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9 per cent in northern Africa and Western Asia.
World Toilet Day highlights the continuing struggle for safe water and sanitation across the pan-European region
Извор: WUNRN – 19.11.2019
Over 31 million people in the pan-European region lack access to basic sanitation services and 314 000 people still practice open defecation. The impact is clear, as every day, 14 people die of diarrhoea in the region because of inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). In addition, there are significant inequalities in access to basic sanitation services between rural and urban areas, and between rich and poor communities – affecting households, schools and hospitals. The release of untreated wastewater to the environment also constitutes a significant problem in the region.