SRI LANKA: No Outbreak Of Disease In Flood-Affected Areas
Colombo Page reported on 15 January that Sri Lanka's Ministry of Health has mobilized human resources and medical supplies to the flood-affected areas in the country, and strengthened the surveillance system to prevent any disease outbreak. In hard-hit districts, UNFPA has provided 2,900 maternity kits to safeguard the hygiene of mother and newborn, and over 10,000 hygiene packs for women and girls to be distributed through health authorities. Read: Colombo Page
GLOBAL: Navigating the Turbulent Waters of Religion and Women’s Rights: An Interview with Thoraya Obaid
The Huffington Post published an interview on 15 January by Katherine Marshall of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs at Georgetown University with Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, a proud Muslim and Saudi Arabian citizen, who just completed ten years as Executive Director of UNFPA, the agency that seems always to be in the cross hairs of religious controversy. A passionate advocate both for women's rights and for engaging with culture and religion in working for social change, Dr. Obaid reflected on challenges behind and those ahead. Read: The Huffington Post