Human Welfare

Human Welfare

Covid-19: Govt urged to enact social and health security law

In the wake of the COVID-19 threat, a Social Security and Health Insurance Law for all Nigerians appears to be the most important issue...
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Human Welfare

COVID-19 pandemic and good governance

According to the United Nations Human Rights, there is no single and exhaustive definition of “good governance,” nor is there a delimitation of its...
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Human Welfare

Group clears air on covid-19 package and conditional cash transfer

The Federal and State Governments have been cautioned to stop confusing the three-year-old Conditional Cash Transfer with relief package designed to alleviate people confronted...
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Human Welfare

Coronavirus crisis could plunge half a billion people into poverty, says Oxfam

The fallout from the coronavirus spread that has killed over 83,000 people and wreaked havoc on economies around the world could push around half...
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Human Welfare

Armed conflicts, state repression fuel human rights violations in Africa

Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face of continuing conflict and state repression, Amnesty International...
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Lagos asked to extend COVID-19 advocacy to low income communities

A team of civil society organisations (CSOs) is requesting that COVID-19 testing and advocacy be extended to low income communities in Lagos State. In a...
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Human Welfare

COVID-19: UNODC makes case for protecting people in prisons

The world is amidst an unprecedented pandemic. With 203 countries and territories affected, the coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is taking a toll on the world’s population with...
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Human Welfare

Coronavirus: Top UN officials seek global support for poor countries

In a joint remote briefing to member states on Friday, March 27, 2020, top officials of the United Nations solicited global assistance for poor...
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