2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Извор: WUNRN – 30.04.2018
Front Matter
04/20/18 Preface [ PDF version ]
04/20/18 Overview and Acknowledgements [ PDF version ]
04/20/18 Macedonia [ PDF version ]
Appendices
04/20/18 Appendix A: Notes on Preparation of the Country Reports and Explanatory Material [ PDF version ]
04/20/18 Appendix B: Reporting on Worker Rights [ PDF version ]
04/20/18 Appendix C: Additional Resources [ PDF version ]
04/20/18 Appendix D: FY 2017 Foreign Assistance Actuals - PDF Version
04/20/18 Appendix E: UN General Assembly's Third Committee Country Resolution Votes 2017 - PDF Version
04/20/18 Appendix F: United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights [ ]
https://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2017/index.htm
Women & Mental Health
Извор: WUNRN – 27.04.2018
Destigmatizing mental illness and opening paths to recovery for rural women, for all women.
Mental illness is directly linked to poverty as well as gender-related issues such as child marriage, low social status, lack of education and physical abuse
April 17, 2018 - By Kaitlin Drape
Mental illness is a major global issue which requires more attention, research, state-level funding and a holistic approach to treatment, as was discussed at CSW62. It is crucial to treat mental health as a basic human right, and build initiatives for making it available at the community level and accessible to everyone, according to members of two panels sponsored by the World Federation for Mental Health and the NGO Committee on Mental Health; held at CSW62.
The Crisis of Workplace Violence Against Women
Извор: WUNRN – 23.04.2018
Photo "16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence Campaign" in the Solomon Islands. UN Women/Flickr. (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Violence against women at work is real; it happens every day, in every corner of the world. It takes shape in many ways – from verbal and physical abuse to sexual assault and even murder.
IndustriALL 22 September 2017
As an organisation that represents 50 million workers in 140 countries, IndustriALL Global Union believes all forms of violence against women are unacceptable and supports its trade union affiliates as they take action to stop it.
Localising the Gender Equality Goal through Urban Planning Tools in South Asia
Извор: WUNRN – 21.04.2018
This research paper, commissioned as part of the series ‘Starting Strong: the first 1000 days of the SDGs’, identifies key actions toward addressing the unfinished business of the MDGs and how to reach those who are furthest behind in relation to the new SDGs
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), proposed by the United Nations after a series of consultations with stakeholders across the globe, have set new targets for countries to achieve by 2030. The first three years, or the first 1,000 days of SDG implementation (since January 2016 when they came into effect), are critical to lay strong foundations on which countries will further progress towards the 17 SDGs and their respective targets.
Femicide - Establishing a Femicide Watch in Every Country
Извор: WUNRN – 20.04.2018
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=22510&LangID=E – 7 December 2017
UN Expert on Violence Against Women Urges Worldwide Adoption of Femicide Watch or Gender-Related Killings Observatories
Direct Link to Full 80-Page 2017 FEMICIDE Publication
Preface - https://acuns.org/femicide-volume-vii-establishing-a-femicide-watch-in-every-country/
Mental health ‘neglected issue’ but key to achieving Global Goals, say UN chiefs
Извор: Организација на Обединетите нации - 03.05.2018
Susan Smart/Wellcome Trust
UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivers his opening remarks to a round-table discussion on mental health in London on 2 May 2018.
Mental health remains one of the most neglected global health issues, even though it is critical to the achievement of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by world leaders, top United Nations officials have said at an event in London.
Hand Hygiene Day: It’s in your hands – prevent sepsis in health care
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 03.05.2018
Sepsis is a life-threatening complication from infection that arises when an infection alters the body’s normal response, causing injury to tissues and organs. Each year, sepsis can cause up to 6 million deaths globally – most of which are preventable.
Sepsis is the most preventable cause of death and disability in Europe. According to the Global Sepsis Alliance, more than 3.4 million individuals develop sepsis every year in the WHO European Region, and 700 000 of these patients do not survive.
Vitamin A deficiency puts 140 million children at risk of illness and death – UNICEF
Извор: Организација на Обединетите нации - 02.05.2018
Three year old Mweti receives a dose of Vitamin A in Kiribati - © UNICEF/UN0205064/Pirozzi
More than 140 million children are at greater risk of illness, hearing loss, blindness and even death globally if urgent action is not taken to provide them with life-saving vitamin A supplements, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned.
In a new report “Coverage at a Crossroads,” released on Monday, UNICEF stressed that just two doses of vitamin A per year, can save thousands of children’s lives.
Over half a million premature deaths annually in the European Region attributable to household and ambient air pollution
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 02.05.2018
WHO has updated its air quality database and estimates of the disease burden attributable to air pollution. In the WHO European Region, 556 000 premature deaths were attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution for 2016.
This is the revised figure from the updated WHO ambient air quality database launched today.
9 out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air, but more countries are taking action
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 02.05.2018
Key findings:
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WHO estimates that around 90% of people worldwide breathe polluted air. Over the past 6 years, ambient air pollution levels have remained high and approximatively stable, with declining concentrations in some part of Europe and in the Americas.
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The highest ambient air pollution levels are in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and in South-East Asia, with annual mean levels often exceeding more than 5 times WHO limits, followed by low and middle-income cities in Africa and the Western Pacific.
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Africa and some of the Western Pacific have a serious lack of air pollution data. For Africa, the database now contains PM measurements for more than twice as many cities as previous versions, however data was identified for only 8 of 47 countries in the region.
Household air pollution and health
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 01.05.2018
Key facts
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Around 3 billion people cook using polluting open fires or simple stoves fuelled by kerosene, biomass (wood, animal dung and crop waste) and coal.
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Each year, close to 4 million people die prematurely from illness attributable to household air pollution from inefficient cooking practices using polluting stoves paired with solid fuels and kerosene.
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Household air pollution causes noncommunicable diseases including stroke, ischaemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer.
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Close to half of deaths due to pneumonia among children under 5 years of age are caused by particulate matter (soot) inhaled from household air pollution.
Photo story – “Leaving no one behind – saving lives through immunization” exhibit
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 28.04.2018
To mark European Immunization Week and World Immunization Week 2018, WHO/Europe and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) collaborated to create a photo and video exhibit titled “Leaving no one behind – saving lives through immunization”. The exhibit showcases WHO and UNICEF’s strong partnership and joint commitment in the field of immunization, and it seeks to increase awareness that vaccines work and they save lives.
“We are here to call on you to act this week, to have a voice, to make sure the public hears that voice, that your constituents and your counterparts hear that voice in their countries,” said Robb Butler, Programme Manager of the Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and Immunization unit at WHO/Europe, who opened the exhibit together with Heather Deehan, Chief of the Vaccine Centre at UNICEF’s Supply Division.