Ms Mohammadi was transferred from prison to a hospital last week and reportedly needs specialist treatment for a life-threatening heart condition, he added.
Prison conditions
In a statement released last week, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said his medical condition has also been aggravated by existing chronic medical conditions as a result of long years of detention.
Türk has warned that detention conditions in Iran’s prisons are terrible. Detainees suffer from severe overcrowding and severe shortages of food, water, hygiene supplies and medicine, and are often denied medical care.
Global attacks on healthcare intensify
Attacks on hospitals, medical staff and ambulances continue amid an uptick in conflict around the world, and in many cases have intensified, leading humanitarian activists warned on Monday.
This violence has left patients without treatment, exacerbated unsafe birth conditions, and deprived entire communities of essential care.
On the 10th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 2286, which calls on combatants to protect healthcare and health workers, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the World Health Organization (WHO) and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) urge States to strengthen healthcare protection in conflict zones.
Urgent call to action
The organizations also emphasize the importance of tracking these attacks, building on the reporting measures introduced by the World Health Assembly through World Health Assembly Resolution 65.20 in 2012.
To avoid further damage, they urge States to:
- implement existing commitments under Resolution 2286;
- incorporating health care protections into military operations and rules of engagement;
- strengthen national laws that protect medical services;
- provide sufficient resources for protective measures;
- pressure all parties to the conflict to comply with international law;
- investigate attacks and ensure accountability; and
- periodically report on progress and challenges.
The groups warn that without urgent action, attacks on healthcare will continue to undermine humanitarian standards and endanger civilian lives.
Women work in a wool production factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
High debt service disproportionately affects women
Based on data from 85 countries, the report – Who pays the price? Gender inequality and sovereign debt – estimates that increased debt service resulting from loan agreements between rich and poor nations could lead to the loss of 55 million jobs for women in the short term and up to 92.5 million in the long term.
Women’s per capita income is projected to fall by 17 percent, while men’s income will remain virtually unchanged, widening the gender income gap.
As governments prioritize debt repayment, spending on healthcare, social services and care systems is often reduced. These cuts limit access to essential services and formal employment, increasing women’s unpaid care responsibilities and deepening inequality.
The report also links the high debt burden to broader social impacts, including a 32.5 percent increase in maternal mortality and a decline in life expectancy for both women and men.
UNDP officials warn that these trends risk reversing development progress, especially as global crises such as conflict, inflation and energy instability further strain government budgets.
The report calls on governments and financial institutions to incorporate gender analysis into borrowing and debt management decisions, protect spending on social and care infrastructure, and prioritize employment, human development and gender equality over austerity measures.
Mozambique: UN allocates $98 million to deliver life-saving aid amid deepening crises
The United Nations has released nearly $98 million in emergency funding to support communities in Mozambique affected by conflict and climate-related disasters through 2026.
Ongoing violence in northern regions continues to displace families and disrupt livelihoods, while severe flooding and cyclones in central and southern provinces have destroyed homes, contaminated water sources and damaged essential services.
The funding includes $83.3 million from the Eastern and Southern Africa Humanitarian Fund and $14.5 million from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund, both managed by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Saving lives
“This funding will help address urgent community needs, including food for families who have lost their crops and income, clean water for communities where water sources have been flooded or contaminated, and health care for people deprived of basic services,” said Dr. Catherine Suzi, UN Humanitarian Coordinator.
Aid will target conflict-affected areas in Cabo Delgado and Nampula provinces, as well as flood-affected districts in Gaza, Sofala and Maputo provinces, where communities are recovering from recent disasters.
The funding is part of Mozambique’s Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan for 2026, which requires $534 million to help 1.7 million people.