PETALING JAYA: Unemployment among low-income urban families in Kuala Lumpur has doubled during the conditional movement control order in December last year, says the United Nations Children s Fund (Unicef).
Its Families on the Edge report, which is based on the third round of data collection conducted by the Families on the Edge project in December, involved 500 families with children living in Kuala Lumpur s low-cost flats.
According to the report, it found that unemployment among heads of households had doubled to 15% in three months, with one-in-three adults found to be unemployed.
It added that income levels among households headed by women and persons with disabilities (PWD) were now 24% and 36% lower respectively than at the end of 2019.
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A United Nations situational report said last week some 4.5 million people in the Tigray region are in need of emergency food assistance.
The federal government s military operation in Tigray ended in late November after the federal forces took control of Mekelle ousting the TPLF, the former regional ruling party.
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Ethiopia’s Tigray region may be facing a new chapter of starvation and deaths, the aftermath of a conflict that began last November, to crackdown on an erstwhile ruling party.
Multiple sources from the restive region have confirmed food shortages, forcing many displaced people to go days without eating.
Eye on human capital, Indonesia ramps up fight against stunting 30th January 2021
Illustration (Istimewa) The Joko Widodo administration has set human resource development as its priority program for the second presidential term from 2019-2024.
The targeted investment in human resources will not just cover education, but also medical care since good health helps people realize their potential and ward off illness.
One of the priority issues for the program involves grooming a healthy younger generation, or a golden generation, for “onward Indonesia”, a term that refers to Widodo’s ministerial line-up.
The government considers the current condition of children under the age of five as a reflection of Indonesia’s future. Hence, the administration is prioritizing drastically reducing stunting rate among Indonesian children.
Covid-19 Stigma – Guilt and Shame Will Not Work
January 25, 2021
When Charles Bungu, a 40-year old banker (not real name) tested positive for Covid-19, he immediately went into self-isolation as he had mild symptoms.
His absence from work after everyone at their branch had been tested was confirmation to his workers that he had tested positive for Covid-19.
Day in, day out, some of his workmates checked on him through calls and Whatsapp messages, with others wanting to know more about his condition, how he felt, if he thought he had infected anyone at work, among other issues.
Others wanted to know where he got infected.
Majid Al Usaimi is Unicef s first National Ambassador from UAE
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Majid Al Usaimi (right).
He wears many hats and serves each one of them with dedication and distinction.
He is president of the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) and CEO of the Dubai Club for People of Determination. He is also a member of the Special Olympics in the Middle East & North Africa advisory council (SOMENA) and a board member of the UAE’s Supreme Committee for the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities.
So, who better than the unassuming Majid Rashed Al Usaimi to champion the cause of children’s rights?