World Humanitarian Day highlights commitment to serve #NoMatterWhat

PNP DeskAugust 17, 2023September 15, 202404 mins

The grim forecast comes ahead of World Humanitarian Day, commemorated annually on 19 August. Since the start of the year, 62 aid workers have been killed, 84 have been wounded and 34 kidnapped, the UN said, citing provisional data from the independent research organization Humanitarian Outcomes. Last year, the death toll reached 116. Under attack South Sudan remains the most dangerous place to…

UN expert calls for ‘new philosophy’ to better serve persons with disabilities

PNP DeskMarch 13, 2023September 10, 202403 mins

In his latest report to the Council, the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Gerard Quinn, outlined how more inclusive policy approaches and innovative private sector involvement can spur progress. “States and societies at large must move away from systems that were historically built to provide a material safety net and…