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Zawya
17 hours ago
- Politics
- Zawya
Eritrea: Nakfa Sub-Zone Declares Free of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
As a result of a rigorous awareness campaign to eradicate harmful practices, Nakfa sub-zone has officially declared itself free of female genital mutilation (FGM). At the declaration event, Mr. Yakob Idris, administrator of the sub-zone, stated that the achievement is the result of the active and conscious participation of the public, government institutions, and national associations. He emphasized that maintaining this status is a shared responsibility. Religious leaders, noting that FGM has no connection to religious teachings, commended the initiative and called for integrated efforts and participation to ensure its sustainability. Mr. Rezene Feseha, chairman of the committee for the rights of children and women, said the declaration in Nakfa sub-zone reflects the coordinated efforts conducted at the regional level and called for continued active involvement by all. The event featured cultural and artistic performances to mark the occasion. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Information, Eritrea.
BBC News
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Murdered teen's parents help fight online grooming in Sussex
The parents of a 14-year-old boy who was murdered in 2019 has attended the launch of a youth programme to tackle online grooming in Bednar, from Caterham, Surrey, was stabbed to death at an Essex flat in 2019 after he arranged to meet an internet mother, Lorin LaFave, who founded the Breck Foundation to raise awareness of the dangers of online predators, attended the launch of the Sussex Youth Ambassador Pilot at BHASVIC College with Breck's father Barry by Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner and run by the Breck Foundation, it has recruited and trained 48 ambassadors across 14 schools and colleges in Sussex to host awareness sessions on online grooming. At the launch event, Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne said it was "crucial" to educate young people about the "dangers of grooming and how to recognise the signs". The ambassadors were congratulated for passing their first phase of training and watched a live performance of Breck's story – Game Over, written by Mark Wheeler and directed by Claire play was performed by the Brighton Little Theatre Youth Company. Towards the end of the event, Breck's mother spoke to the audience, expressing her pride in the foundation and ambassadors who volunteered to tell her son's praised the Brighton Little Theatre Youth Company for its performance of Game the summer holidays, the cohort of ambassadors will begin peer-to-peer sessions in their respective schools, educating other students about the dangers of online grooming and sharing Breck's aims to increase awareness of the dangers young people could face online, with the hope of safeguarding as many children and young people as possible."Breck's story is a tragedy," PCC Katy Bourne said, "but together we can help our young people stay safe online."
BBC News
3 days ago
- Health
- BBC News
Kent woman to fundraise after father's undetected heart disease
A Kent woman whose father died of undetected heart disease is raising funds and awareness to help save others' lives in the Brown, from Herne Bay, was 21 when her father died.A post-mortem found that he had coronary heart disease, affecting the arteries to his heart, as well as a blood clot in his main death had a profound impact on Ms Brown's life, who now works with the cardiology team at the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital (QEQM) in Margate, co-ordinating appointments for people to have pacemakers and other devices fitted. "I feel encouraged that if it had happened today, my dad would be able to have treatment and would most likely survive," she said."He has missed out on so much. He never met my son, and didn't get to see me marry. But I hope by raising money I can help other families avoid being in the same situation."The 51-year-old is to take on the Kent Downs 50 Challenge in October – a 31-mile (50km) trek – in aid of the British Heart said: "My dad was only 46 when he died and I don't want anyone else to have to lose someone to heart disease if it can be prevented." After a 30-year career in finance, Ms Brown moved into a career In healthcare, initially as a healthcare assistant in the Deal ward at the problems meant she had to give up working on the wards, and she has moved into her current said: "I have been able to see some of the scans they can do now and learn about the interventions available."So many people now survive heart disease and I hope by raising money it will go towards more research so even more can survive in the future."
Sky News
3 days ago
- Sky News
Prince Harry follows in Diana's footsteps - and returns to Angola to back landmine clearing charity
The Duke of Sussex has visited Angola to support a landmine clearing charity, repeating a famous trip his mother made in 1997. Prince Harry met with families in a remote village near Africa's largest minefield as part of The Halo Trust's outreach programme. Princess Diana visited the country in January 1997, supporting the same charity, seven months before she was killed in a car crash in Paris. Diana famously wore protective equipment and walked through a cleared path in an active minefield in Huambo, during a break in fighting in the African country's long civil war. Her attention to the plight of Angola - including civilians injured by landmines - helped secure a treaty banning the munitions. Wearing similar protective gear, Harry has followed in his mother's footsteps by walking through a minefield in Cuito Cuanavale and raising awareness of HALO, which helps clear landmines from old war zones. During his visit on Wednesday, the duke also helped educate children to stop them detonating lethal devices left behind from the country's civil war. "Children should never have to live in fear of playing outside or walking to school," Harry said. "Here in Angola, over three decades later, the remnants of war still threaten lives every day." Harry began his trip to the African nation by meeting Angolan President Joao Lourenco on Tuesday, a statement from Halo said. The pair discussed a new three-year contract between the Angolan government and The Halo Trust, which the charity's chief executive James Cowan described as "an important step forward in our mission to make Angola mine-free". The duke attended a reception hosted by the British Embassy on Tuesday evening. During a previous trip in 2019, he said Angola's continued problem with landmines would likely have been solved if his mother had lived. He also met landmine survivor Sandra Tigica - 22 years after his mother Princess Diana was pictured with the then 13-year-old, who lost a leg. Halo estimates that around 80,000 Angolans have been killed or injured by landmines during and after the 27-year civil war, although there are no exact figures. The organisation says just over 1,000 minefields, covering an estimated 26 sq miles (67 sq km) still needed to be cleared at the end of 2024. Angola had set a goal to be landmine-free by 2025.
CTV News
5 days ago
- CTV News
Memorial honours victim of IPV
The family of a local teenager who was killed by her partner last year are holding a memorial to awareness. CTV London's Reta Ismail reports.
