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Experts call to include prisons in COVID-19 vaccine plans
As some countries begin vaccination, experts are questioning the allocation and prioritisation lists.
Opinion: What can the G-20 learn from Pope Francis’ vision for a post-coronavirus world?
Pope Francis addresses the General Assembly while visiting United Nations headquarters in 2015.
“SOLIDARITY IS NOT A CHOICE OR ACT OF CHARITY. IT IS A MUST”: ADDRESSING COVID-19 AT THE G20 INTERFAITH FORUM
Hundreds of religious leaders, policymakers and other experts gathered virtually on day two of the G20 Interfaith Forum to take stock of the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis and outline the crucial role that faith communities play in supporting global efforts to alleviate the suffering caused by the pandemic. The five-day online conference is being held by KAICIIDContinue reading ““SOLIDARITY IS NOT A CHOICE OR ACT OF CHARITY. IT IS A MUST”: ADDRESSING COVID-19 AT THE G20 INTERFAITH FORUM”
Corruption allegations rock Philippine health insurance corporation amid COVID-19
A COVID-19 swab testing at a gymnasium in Navotas City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Photo by: Eloisa
COVID-19: UN poverty expert says social protection measures “full of holes”, urges global rethink
Professor Olivier De Schutter (Belgium) was appointed the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty
Returning from prison and jail is hard during normal times — it’s even more difficult during COVID-19
The very same obstacles that make it hard for people released from prison to succeed — h
How corruption, tourism, environmental sustainability play out in paradise
An aerial view of Malé, Maldives’ capital. Photo by: Asian Development Bank / CC BY-NC
Podcast Global Initiative on Corruption and COVID
This Pandemic is causing huge economic impacts. The World Bank has forecast a contraction of 5.3% in global GDP in 2020 – that is the deepest global recession in decades leaving lasting scars on the lives. The Coronavirus is having a profound effect on the established structures of our globe. International travel has been suspended,Continue reading “Podcast Global Initiative on Corruption and COVID”
Brazil: Chasing COVID-19 in the Amazon rainforest
With more than three million confirmed cases of COVID-19, Brazil now has the second-highest number