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875 people commit suicide during lockdown period in Nepal

A total of 875 people have committed suicide during the lockdown period in Nepal. The country has been under lockdown, against the novel coronavirus disease,...

Michael Simire - May 27, 2020

Human Welfare

Global Anti-Chevron Day: Policy Alert demands accountability from oil giant

Policy Alert has called on Nigeria’s third biggest oil producer, Chevron, to urgently account for alleged adverse environmental and human rights footprints in the...

Michael Simire - May 21, 2020

Human Welfare

Zimbabweans go hungry as coronavirus compounds climate woes

Rosemary Pamire struggled to feed her family well before Zimbabwe entered lockdown in March 2020 to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Now she can hardly put...

Michael Simire - May 18, 2020

Human Welfare

UN Rapporteur seeks input on Covid-19 impacts on Indigenous Peoples’ rights

UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Francisco Cali Tzay, on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 launched what looks like his first formal...

Michael Simire - May 14, 2020

Human Welfare

Tobacco watchdogs express COVID-19 related concerns in Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Indonesia

Global tobacco industry watchdog organisations, STOP (Stopping Tobacco Organisations and Products) and Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), are urging caution following a rash of reports that tobacco...

Michael Simire - May 8, 2020

Human Welfare

UN, EU present Covid-19 protective equipment to Correctional Service

As part of ongoing effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the various correctional centres in Nigeria, the United Nations Office on Drugs...

Michael Simire - May 7, 2020

Human Welfare

Internally displaced children, most vulnerable to COVID-19, says UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says the internally displaced children in Nigeria are among the world’s most vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic. UNICEF Representative...

Michael Simire - May 5, 2020

Human Welfare

Lagos residents worried at poor social distancing amid lockdown ease

Some residents of Lagos State are worried over the non-compliance of with social distancing directive aimed at reducing the COVID-19 spread. Many Lagos residents used...

Michael Simire - May 4, 2020

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