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Overcoming COVID myths and fears in Malawi
- UN News
Healthcare workers in Malawi are concerned that misinformation about COVID-19 is preventing patients in dire need of medical attention not related to the virus, from seeking what could be live-saving treatment.
A Year Later, COVID-19 Continues to Show the Fragility of Food Security
- Inter Press Service
ROME, May 01 (IPS) - More than a year after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, food and nutrition security continues to show its fragility.
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.
Online Violence: Weaponization of Deeply Rooted Misogyny, Sexism & Abuse of Power
- Inter Press Service
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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