The report on Children and Armed Conflict in Sudan, released on Tuesday, documented a staggering 2,168 grave violations against 1,913 children in 2022 and 2023 – a significant increase compared to the previous reporting period. The most prevalent violations included killing and maiming (1,525 cases), recruitment and use of children in combat (277 cases), and sexual violence (153 cases). In addition, 33 children were abducted, 118 schools and hospitals attacked, and there were 62 incidents of denial of humanitarian access to children in need. The situation worsened dramatically following the outbreak of hostilities between Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the…
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As in previous years there are a total of 1,000 places available to Taiwanese youth for 2024. A number of 800 places were allocated during the first ballot in February, while the remaining 200 places will be made available in the second ballot in July. If your application is successful, you will be able to live, work and study in the UK for up to 2 years. How to apply for the ballot If you would like to win the opportunity to apply for the scheme, send an email to TaiwanYMS@homeoffice.gov.uk between 00:01 (12:01am) on Tuesday 23 July 2024 and…
Actor Brendan Gleeson wishes Leitrim ladies “best of luck” ahead of All-Ireland final August 03, 2024 Actor Brendan Gleeson with Leitrim’s Edel Shanley at the The Red Bank Restaurant in Carrick-on-Shannon A Leitrim ladies footballer received best wishes from one of Ireland’s biggest Hollywood stars ahead of this weekend’s All-Ireland IFC final against Tyrone. Actor Brendan Gleeson paid a visit to The Red Bank Restaurant in Carrick-on-Shannon this week and wished Leitrim defender Edel Shanley and her team mates the best of luck before Sunday’s big game at Croke Park. In a social media post, the restaurant had a picture…
“Kneecap,” the Irish language biopic about the West Belfast rap trio of the same name, has been selected by the Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) to represent Ireland in the International Feature Film category at the upcoming 97th annual Academy Awards. Written and directed by Rich Peppiatt, the highly-acclaimed film stars the members of Kneecap (Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara and DJ Próvaí) alongside an ensemble cast including Oscar nominee Michael Fassbender, Simone Kirby, Josie Walker, Fionnuala Flaherty, Jessica Reynolds and Adam Best. Set in West Belfast in 2019, when fate brings Belfast schoolteacher JJ into the orbit of Naoise…
“This first step in a much longer road focuses on activities that will give children a refuge from the horrors they continue to live through,” Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said in a post on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter. He added that the children in Gaza “are going through unspeakable atrocities. They are living in trauma and shock due to 300 days of war, displacement, loss and pain. They witnessed what no child should witness.” Play, learn and grow Children make up half the population in Gaza, or more than one million people. They are “traumatised and shocked,” said Scott Anderson,…
The Commission said that survivors and victims of Yazidi genocide and ISIL crimes, as well as women and children held solely for their perceived affiliation to ISIL, should be immediately released from unlawful detention in northeast Syria and repatriated where possible and supported to rebuild their lives. “Captured Yazidi women, girls, and boys, survivors and victims of the Yazidi genocide and other ISIL crimes, are still held alongside their persecutors in these dehumanising conditions in the northeast Syria camps today,” said Commissioner Lynn Welchman. “The international community should be supporting their recovery and wellbeing and pursuit of justice, not perpetuating…
Wiltshire farmer Neil Dyke has been fined after removing water sample bottles from an Environment Agency officer who was investigating a pollution incident at the farm Dyke, 34, of Chipps Farm, Corsley, Warminster, appeared before Bath magistrates on 31 July 2024 where he admitted intentionally obstructing an officer in the exercise of his duties. He was fined £289 and ordered to pay £116 victim surcharge and costs of £3,699 In a case brought by the Environment Agency, the court heard that an officer went to the farm in January this year after pollution was reported in the Rodden Brook. The…
“People in Gaza are facing yet another peril: Hepatitis A is spreading including among children,” Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, wrote on social media. Since the start of the war last October, UNRWA shelters and clinics have reported 40,000 cases of the disease, he said, compared to only 85 in the same period before conflict erupted, representing “a frightening increase”. Hepatitis A is an inflammation of the liver caused by a virus of the same name that is transmitted through ingestion of contaminated food and water, or through direct contact with an infectious…
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has announced its advice to Government for the COVID-19 vaccine programme in autumn this year. Similar to previous spring and autumn campaigns, the Committee’s advice is to offer the vaccine to those at high risk of serious disease and who are therefore most likely to benefit from vaccination. Vaccination continues to help protect against severe illness, hospitalisations and deaths arising from COVID-19. JCVI advises the following groups be offered a COVID-19 vaccine this autumn: The vaccine should usually be offered no earlier than around 6 months after the last vaccine dose. Professor Wei Shen Lim,…
House of Black Planning Team and Executive Members Uniting Voices and Celebrating Achievements The House of Black aims to foster networking opportunities and raise funds for Black-owned nonprofit organizations and businesses. We are honored to be able to make this happen.”— TyShawn DouglasPHOENIX, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES, August 3, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — The inaugural “House of Black” Celebration is set to take place on September 15, 2024 , from 3 PM to 10 PM at the elegant La Princesa, located at 4121 N 59th Ave. Hosted by Desirae Lee Benson-Brockington and Earl Alexander, this prestigious event aims to honor the accomplishments…