Showing posts with label healthcare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label healthcare. Show all posts
Saturday, October 24, 2026

Ten crucial ways the United Nations makes a difference... Maintaining International Peace and Security... Protecting Human Rights... Delivering Humanitarian Aid... Supporting Sustainable Development and Climate Action... Upholding International Law

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United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva   81 years of service to the 🌍. 17 #GlobalGoals for people & planet. On today's #UNDay see how ...
Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Palestinian Ministry of Education says over 22 thousands Palestinian students have been killed by Israel in the last three years; 179 public schools and 105 UNRWA schools were destroyed. Yet 700 teaching locations in Gaza opened for Gaza students

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Daoud Kuttab داود كُتّاب @daoudkuttab   Palestinian Ministry of Education says over 22 thousands Palestinian students have been killed by Is...
Saturday, September 12, 2026

“Consider what we didn’t do,” said [Ben] Rhodes. “I sometimes am haunted by this. The trillions of dollars spent on a forever war: what could that have been spent on? Climate change, universal healthcare, public education. There’s a real opportunity cost to how we chose to spend our time and resources."

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‘The initial heroism, goodwill and unity of 9/11 gave way to discord at home and diminished moral authority abroad.’  Illustration: Guardian...
Saturday, August 15, 2026

In Taybeh - the only remaining Christian village in the West Bank - children live in fear Taybeh, the only remaining Christian village in the West Bank, includes Christian archaeology dating back to the Roman era and early Christianity. Located in the Ramallah area of the West Bank, the village’s population has dwindled to 1,200 people, all of them Christians. During the 1980s, the population was around 3,000 people.

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Photo: WCC Today, Taybeh is surrounded by four settlements: Ofra and Amona from the West, and Rimonim and Kokav Hashahar from the East, in...
Wednesday, August 5, 2026

"UNRWA acts decisively whenever staff misconduct is identified, while all employees are regularly screened, trained and required to comply with UN standards... Israel receives the names of all UNRWA staff twice a year for security screening"... "Nobody has the infrastructure, the experience, the skillset or the staff to be able to do what we do now on behalf of Palestine refugees," Christian Saunders said. "That doesn't mean UNRWA needs to exist forever. As soon as there is a recognised Palestinian administration able to assume these responsibilities, UNRWA should hand over those services. Until then, we have a mandate and an obligation to ensure that Palestine refugees have access to these critical services."

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UNRWA, established in 1949, now serves around six million registered Palestine refugees, with approximately 2.6 million people currently ...
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Trump wants $1.5tn for the Pentagon – and cuts to healthcare and housing. The president’s proposed $445bn increase in military spending would batter popular domestic programs as millions struggle

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In seeking a mammoth increase in military spending while cutting social programs, Trump is again showing how hollow his promises were abou...