MIL-OSI NGOs: Kazakhstan: Persons with mental disabilities denied equal rights under repressive ‘guardianship’ system
Source: Amnesty International – Persons with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities in Kazakhstan face stigmatization and isolation from society and are prevented from exercising their human rights, Amnesty International said today, as it launched a new report calling for change and the respect, protection and fulfilment of human rights. “We are like dead souls”: Life without Legal […]
Read More →MIL-OSI NGOs: Dr. Hilde De Clerk: “Ebola is about human beings and trust” Hilde De Clerk is one of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) most experienced Ebola doctors and has been managing outbreaks of Ebola and similar viruses for more than 10 years. She … Story : Oct 11 18
Source: Doctors Without Borders – It’s very nice to have five molecules that seem promising, but we also have to be realistic; there is no scientific evidence that any of these drugs work for people with Ebola. Still, it’s a good step forward. We can offer Ebola patients access to potentially lifesaving drugs while preparing […]
Read More →MIL-OSI NGOs: DRC: MSF uses new medical approaches to contain Ebola outbreak NEW YORK, OCTOBER 11, 2018 —As the Ebola outbreak in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to spread, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without … News : Oct 11 18
Source: Doctors Without Borders – NEW YORK, OCTOBER 11, 2018—As the Ebola outbreak in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to spread, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has begun using novel medical approaches to prevent new infections and improve survival chances for those infected. MSF […]
Read More →MIL-OSI NGOs: Sudan: Brutal beating that led to hospitalization of imprisoned student must be investigated
Source: Amnesty International – The brutal beating of 24-year-old student activist Asim Omar Hassan by prison guards in Kober prison must be independently and thoroughly investigated and those responsible brought to justice, Amnesty International said today as he was admitted to hospital. Asim Omar was repeatedly beaten with blunt instruments and whipped across his chest […]
Read More →MIL-OSI NGOs: UK: Natural History Museum must justify hosting Saudi Arabia event
Source: Amnesty International – Event comes amid intense concern over Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance and an ongoing crackdown in Saudi Arabia Commenting on the Natural History Museum’s hosting of a reception by the Saudi Arabian authorities this evening, Polly Truscott, Amnesty International UK’s Foreign Affairs expert, said: “As a prestigious UK institution with an international profile, […]
Read More →MIL-OSI NGOs: Indonesia: MSF responds to earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has deployed a local team to Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, following a devastating earthquake and tsunami on September 28. A team of Indonesian … Story : Oct 11 18
Source: Doctors Without Borders – “Until today [October 11], we still see patients with closed fractures due to the impact of the earthquake. We have been working closely with the Health Agency, and our mobile clinic team travels every day to provide access to health services for these patients,” said Dr. Rangi Wirantika, one of […]
Read More →MIL-OSI NGOs: UNICEF appeals for US$26.6 million to support emergency response and early recovery for children in Sulawesi and Lombok, Indonesia
Source: UNICEF – JAKARTA/GENEVA, 11 October 2018 – Today UNICEF launched a combined emergency and recovery appeal to meet the urgent humanitarian needs of children in the aftermath of the Sulawesi and Lombok disasters over a period of 6 months. The funds will help provide water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), health, nutrition, education and child […]
Read More →MIL-OSI NGOs: UNICEF and ADB join forces for children and young people
Source: UNICEF – BALI, INDONESIA, 11 October 2018 — UNICEF and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) renewed their commitment to fighting poverty and promoting the health and wellbeing of children and young people in Asia and the Pacific, in a memorandum of understanding signed in Bali, Indonesia today. Under the 5-year agreement, signed by UNICEF Executive […]
Read More →MIL-OSI NGOs: Statement on suspension of the Hellenic Red Cross as a member of IFRC
Source: Red Cross Red Crescent – Geneva, 11 October 2018 – The Governing Board of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has voted to suspend the membership of the Hellenic Red Cross. The suspension of membership will come into force on 1 January 2019 if Hellenic Red Cross is unable […]
Read More →MIL-OSI NGOs: Statement by Mr Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, to the International Monetary and Financial Committee – Bali, 12 October 2018
Source: International Labour Organization – Summary There are clear warning signs that economic growth and labour market outcomes are out of sync: as global economic growth reaches almost 4 per cent, the highest since 2011, growth in employment continues to slow. In addition, global real wage growth is falling behind economic growth with a growth […]
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