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Safeguarding Health Care Workers

Tuesday, December 23, 2014
In August 2014 came horrifying news: Two nurses attending a workshop in the African kingdom of Lesotho were brutally murdered, their bloodied bodies found abandoned in a field. Subsequent reports urged governments to “prioritize the safety of nurses,”warning that the scarcity of nurses coupled with danger to their well-being threatens the ability to provide care for people in need.

ICN Health and Human Rights Award Presented to Mary Robinson

Saturday, May 18, 2013
Mary Robinson, the first female President of Ireland, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and newly appointed UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region of Africa, has received the 2013 International Council of Nurses’ (ICN) Health and Human Rights Award. Formally presented at the ICN 25th Quadrennial Congress in Melbourne, Australia, the award bestows the esteem and recognition of the world’s 12 million nurses for Robinson’s outstanding contributions to the domain of health and human rights.