Human rights through the eyes of Andy Vermaut

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday called for progress on the ‘unfinished agenda’ of women’s sexual and reproductive health rights at an event in Geneva to mark the 30th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD).  https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2023/10/1142547?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday issued a call for better regulations over the use and potential mis-use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare industry.   https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2023/10/1142527?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Humanitarians continued to stand ready on Thursday to deliver lifesaving aid to Gaza following reports of an agreement brokered by the United States for 20 aid trucks to enter the enclave from Egypt. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2023/10/1142532?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for “humanitarian pauses” to deliver lifesaving aid to millions in Gaza. The failure by the Council to make its first public intervention on the Israel-Gaza crisis followed the rejection of a Russian-backed draft on Monday evening. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2023/10/1142507?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Infrastructure is a “crucial pathway” to generate economic growth, create decent jobs, transform energy systems, and advance sustainable development, the UN Secretary-General said in an address to world leaders meeting in Beijing, China on Wednesday. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2023/10/1142487?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

UN chief António Guterres called on Wednesday for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Middle East to ease the “epic human suffering” in the Israel-Gaza conflict. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2023/10/1142492?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The World Health Organization (WHO) has strongly condemned an apparent attack on a hospital in northern Gaza on Tuesday that has reportedly left many hundreds of people killed and injured.  https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2023/10/1142472?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger