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Africa: Conflict, Crisis Show Barriers to Health for World's Poor
allAfrica, 10 December 2023
Seventy-five years ago, in the ashes of World War Two and the unprecedented human suffering it caused, nations laid out a way to build "the foundation of freedom, justice and peace… Read more »
Attention Needed to Poverty, Conflict and Health Disparities
This year's Human Rights Day marks the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Disaster relief experts say the largest humanitarian disaster in the world today is Sudan, where rival military factions have forced over 20 million people from their homes, destroyed almost all the country's hospitals, resurrected genocidal policies in Darfur state, and put six million people on the verge of starvation - all without sustained attention from international media and policy makers.
Other African crises, as well as local democracy and peacebuilding efforts, are similarly ignored. World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, in this AllAfrica guest column, say, "Only by sheltering the world's most at risk from poverty, crisis and inequality can we build lasting peace, prosperity and health for all."
A patient is carried to a Médecins Sans Frontières treatment center in Chad for refugees from conflict in Sudan. "The illnesses we’re witnessing are entirely preventable. It’s a vicious circle: unclean water and lack of food make people sick..." says MSF's Marina Pomares Fuentes. Contribute to MSF work here.
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Africa: Celebrating 75 Years of Human Rights
Africa Renewal, 10 December 2023
African youth reshaping human rights on the on the continent Read more »
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Africa: Meaningful Action Needed to Check Human Rights Abuses
USIP, 8 December 2023
On its 75th anniversary, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights matters more so than ever. Read more »
