Rights

COVID-induced inequities demand ‘New Social Contract’ says rights chief

New York: COVID-19 has “laid bare deep structural inequalities” everywhere, further widening a multitude of gaps, both within and between countries, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights told a major urban policy event in South Korea on Thursday. more

40 million children miss out on early education in critical pre-school year due to COVID-19: UNICEF

Dhaka: At least 40 million children worldwide have missed out on early childhood education in their critical pre-school year as COVID-19 shuttered childcare and early education facil ...

Kashmiris in Pakistan's Muzaffarabad complain about poor isolation ward for COVID-19 patients

Muzaffarabad: When people suffering from COVID-19 need special attention from hospitals, the Kashmiri people are receiving poor treatment in Pakistan's Muzaffarabad city.

Take ‘all appropriate public health measures’ to protect detainees from coronavirus, UN urges

New York : UN agency chiefs on Wednesday highlighted the heightened vulnerability to COVID-19 of detainees, and others in confinement, urging Governments to take “all appropriate pu ...

Amid COVID-19 scare, Chinese police clash with protesters in Hong Kong

Beijing/Hong Kong: China seems to be using their trick of moving into Hong Kong even as the world is busy combating COVID-19.

Ensure city poor and vulnerable are fed, amidst lockdown hunger risk, urges UN

New York : The UN food agency, FAO, warns that hunger and fatalities could rise significantly in urban areas, without measures to ensure that poor and vulnerable residents have access to ...

UN chief appeals for global action against coronavirus-fueled hate speech

New York : UN Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for concerted global action to quash the “tsunami” of hate speech that has risen alongside the COVID-19 pand ...

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, thousands stranded in Bay of Bengal ‘unable to come ashore'

New York : In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic,United Nations agencies called on Wednesday for South-East Asian governments to show compassion to boats full of vulnerable people adrift ...

Coronavirus and human rights: New UN report calls for disability-inclusive recovery

New York : The COVID-19 pandemic is intensifying inequalities experienced by the world’s one billion people with disabilities, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in l ...

‘Rights and dignity’ of older people must be respected during COVID-19 and beyond

New York : The COVID-19 fatality rate for people over 80-years-old, is five times the global average, the UN Secretary-General said on Friday, launching a new policy initiative to address ...