News headlines in April 2021

  1. COVID-19 ‘vaccine equity in action’ in the Maldives: a UN Resident Coordinator blog

    - UN News

    The roll-out of vaccinations to prevent COVID-19 infections rising in the Maldives is a good example of “vaccine equity in action” according to Catherine Haswell, the UN Resident Coordinator for the Indian Ocean island nation.

  2. Online Violence: Weaponization of Deeply Rooted Misogyny, Sexism & Abuse of Power

    - Inter Press Service

    A story from Inter Press Service, an international news agency

    NEW DELHI, India, Apr 30 (IPS) - Every time a woman journalist receives threats of physical and sexual violence, cyber attacks and surveillence, doxxing, public humiliation, damage to her professional & personal credibility, the driving forces behind these intents are deeply rooted misogyny, sexism and abuse of power.

  3. Decades of health gains at risk in Brazil due to COVID-19

    - UN News

    Although COVID-19 cases are declining in Brazil, the pandemic is putting decades of public health gains there at risk, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. 

  4. Chad: UN rights office profoundly disturbed over violence against protesters

    - UN News

    The UN rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday that it is deeply disturbed by security forces in Chad's use of live ammunition during recent protests after the death of former President Idriss Déby, on 19 April.

  5. Middle East coordinator calls for new and timely Palestinian election date 

    - UN News

    After the postponement of the Palestinian Legislative Council elections, originally scheduled for 22  May, a senior UN official in the region on Friday urged the authorities to set a new date for heading to the polls. 

  6. Europe: COVID must spark rethink to prioritize ‘human lives’ over economic policies

    - UN News

    The devastating impact of COVID-19 serves as a stark reminder that the European Union must “put human lives” above economic policy considerations, that privilege competition between EU Member States, an independent UN human rights expert said on Friday. 

  7. Address inequalities to end AIDS by 2030, UN chief says in new report

    - UN News

    Inequalities in addressing AIDS threaten global efforts to stamp out the disease as a public health threat by 2030, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned in a report published on Friday, which provides 10 key recommendations to get the world back on track.

  8. Human Rights Watch: A Threshold Crossed

    - Inter Press Service

    THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Apr 30 (IPS) - Human Rights Watch's 27 April report, A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution, could also have been entitled Better Late Than Never.

  9. Internet Restrictions Harm the Press & Public Alike

    - Inter Press Service

    WASHINGTON, Apr 30 (IPS) - When Myanmar’s military seized power from the elected government in February, one of its first actions was to further squeeze the already restricted free flow of information in the country. It obstructed news stations, temporarily shuttered phone and internet access, and blocked social media platforms.

  10. The Day UN Buried its Report Focusing on Apartheid in Israel

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Apr 30 (IPS) - When the UN’s Beirut-based Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), released a landmark 2017 report on “apartheid” in Israel, the United Nations disassociated itself with the study and left it to die--- unceremoniously and unsung.

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