UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population

	UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population
	UN envoy urges 'uniting for youth' with first in series of virtual Google+ Hangouts The United Nations special envoy on youth went online today to encourage young people to join the UN's work, and detailed some of the initiatives he will undertake to work with and for youth. Read More » CAR: UN agency 'condemns in strongest possible terms' killing of teen linked to rebels The United Nations Children's Fund today condemned in the strongest possible terms the re-recruitment and the killing of a 17-year-old boy in the Central African Republic (CAR) associated with the Séléka rebel coalition and called for the release of all children linked to the group. Read More » UN honours work of three Iraqi women journalists Three Iraqi women journalists have been selected as the winners of a United Nations contest which seeks to highlight the everyday challenges faced by women living in the Middle Eastern country. Read More » Ban spotlights key role of private sector in UN effort to boost maternal health Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted the role that the private sector can play in contributing to improve maternal health services across the world through the United Nations Every Woman Every Child initiative. Read More » South Sudan: UN official urges key role for women in drafting new constitution Women must play a greater role in South Sudan's political life, from drawing up the country's constitution to translating it into law, a United Nations official has urged, as the African nation prepares to draft its first legal framework. Read More » UN hails midwives&#39 contribution to maternal health around the world Midwives can make the difference between life and death for hundreds of thousands of women every year, the United Nations population agency affirmed today, recognizing their crucial role in improving maternal health, family planning and assisting during humanitarian emergencies. Read More » Hand-washing key to preventing infections in hospitals and clinics - UN agency Hundreds of millions of infections could be prevented if health-care professionals, patients and their families, wash their hands with alcohol-based rub or soap and water before and after touching patients and their surroundings, the United Nations health agency today said marking Hand Hygiene Day. Read More » Social protection measures key in fight against child labour, says new UN report The implementation of social protection measures can play a key role in rescuing minors from occupational bondage, a new report by the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) has found. Read More » On 'Girls in ICT Day,' UN encourages jobs in information and communications technology In a world where more than 95 per cent of jobs have a digital component, more girls need to get involved in science, technology, engineering and math, the head of the United Nations telecommunications agency urged today, marking "Girls in ICT Day." Read More » Children's education in Central Africa Republic devastated by conflict, UN says Calling for quick action by authorities in the Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today warned that education was becoming another casualty of the months-long conflict, with half the country's schools shuttered and hundreds of thousands of students at risk of missing out the entire year. Read More »