Press Release – IBON International The dire human rights situation in the Philippines under the Duterte administration calls for stronger international solidarity and support and the establishment of a United Nations-led probe on state-perpetrated rights violations, according to a …
The dire human rights situation in the Philippines under the Duterte administration calls for stronger international solidarity and support and the establishment of a United Nations-led probe on state-perpetrated rights violations, according to a recent virtual Roundtable Discussion with concerned members of the international community. Led by Philippine-based international non-government organisation IBON International, the gathering convened more than 50 representatives of people’s organisations, international civil society organisations (CSOs), lawyers, embassy representatives and international institutions.
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Global Vaccine Crisis Sends Ominous Signal for Fighting Climate Change Source: By Somini Sengupta, New York Times • Posted: Wednesday, May 5, 2021
The gap between rich and poor countries on vaccinations highlights the failure of richer nations to see it in their self-interest to urgently help poorer ones fight a shared crisis.
Health workers prepared a dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine at a hospital in Mumbai last month.Punit Paranjpe/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
The stark gap in vaccination rates between the world’s rich and poor countries is emerging as a test for how the world responds to that other global challenge: averting the worst effects of climate change.
Somini Sengupta, The New York Times
Published: 05 May 2021 10:35 AM BdST
Updated: 05 May 2021 10:35 AM BdST FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine are seen in this illustration picture taken May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Of the more than 1.1 billion vaccinations administered globally, the vast majority have gone into the arms of people who live in the wealthiest countries. The United States, where nearly half the population has received at least one dose, sits on millions of surplus doses, while India, with a 9% vaccination rate, shatters records in new daily infections. In New York City, you hear cries of relief at the chance to breathe free and unmasked; in N
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The stark gap in vaccination rates between the world’s rich and poor countries is emerging as a test for how the world responds to that other global challenge: averting the worst effects of climate change.
Of the more than 1.1 billion vaccinations administered globally, the vast majority have gone into the arms of people who live in the wealthiest countries. The United States, where nearly half the population has received at least one dose, sits on millions of surplus doses, while India, with a 9 per cent vaccination rate, shatters records in new daily infections. In New York City, you hear cries of relief at the chance to breathe free and unmasked; in New Delhi, cries for oxygen.