The British doctor and champion for world public well being died this previous weekend on the age of 75.
He was the World Well being Group’s (WHO) particular envoy coping with the COVID-19 disaster.
Legacy of service
“The Secretary-Common pays tribute to Dr. Nabarro’s extraordinary legacy of service and reaffirms his dedication to advancing the ideas he championed: solidarity, science and well being for all,” UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq stated on Tuesday in New York.
Dr. Nabarro was remembered as “a tireless advocate for world well being, a frontrunner who introduced readability, compassion and conviction to among the world’s most complicated well being emergencies, from AIDS and malaria to avian influenza and the COVID-19 pandemic.”
He additionally served because the Particular Consultant of former Secretary-Common Ban Ki-moon on meals safety and diet and headed the UN Excessive-Stage Process Pressure on the World Meals Safety Disaster.
Additionally paying tribute was WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. He referred to as Dr. Nabarro a “nice champion of world well being” whose work impacted so many lives internationally.
Libya: Migration company gives assist within the wake of lethal shipwreck
Not less than 18 migrants died following a shipwreck off the coast of Tobruk, Libya, this previous weekend, the Worldwide Group for Migration (IOM) reported on Tuesday.
Fifty individuals are nonetheless lacking, and 10 survivors are accounted for therefore far.
“This newest tragedy is a stark reminder of the lethal dangers individuals are compelled to absorb search of security and alternative,” IOM stated in an announcement.
The UN company famous that “Libya stays a significant transit level for migrants and refugees, lots of whom face exploitation, abuse and life-threatening journeys.”
In the meantime, IOM groups on the bottom are coordinating with native companions to offer assist the place attainable.
“We reiterate our name for enhanced regional cooperation to develop entry to protected, common and dignified migration pathways,” the assertion concluded.
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Blue helmets and bulletproof vests belonging to peacekeepers serving with United Nations Interim Pressure In Lebanon (UNIFIL).
Lebanon: Verdict handed down in trial into 2022 killing of Irish peacekeeper
The UN Interim Pressure in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has welcomed the conclusion of the trial into the killing of Irish peacekeeper Non-public Seán Rooney practically three years in the past.
Lebanon’s Everlasting Navy Courtroom on Monday discovered six of the people charged with the killing responsible whereas one other was acquitted, in keeping with an announcement from the mission.
“UNIFIL welcomes the conclusion of the trial course of and the Authorities of Lebanon’s dedication to carry the perpetrators to justice,” it stated.
Non-public Rooney, 24, was shot and killed on 14 December 2022 in an incident in Al-Aqbieh, simply exterior UNIFIL’s space of operations in south Lebanon. Three different “Blue Helmets” had been injured.
Because the assault, UNIFIL has prolonged its full assist to each Lebanese and Irish authorities with their respective judicial proceedings, the assertion stated.
The mission as soon as once more provided deepest condolences to Non-public Rooney’s household, pals and colleagues in addition to the Authorities of Eire.
