Activists turn their attention to the digital economy on World Day of Social Justice, marked on 20 February. The United Nations declared this day in 2007 to recognise that social justice is essential to attain peace and security and cannot be achieved without respect for human rights.
This year’s theme a call for social justice in the digital economy acknowledges that the pandemic has deepened the digital divide. It urges the urgent protection of labour and human rights in this new world of work and learning.
The rest of the week…
Monday, 15 February marks International Childhood Cancer Day this is especially relevant to South Africa, which has one of the highest childhood cancer mortality rates in the world. Two thirds of affected children never receive specialised treatment.
MANGALURU: “I want to join the Indian Army,” said a teenager who had recovered from cancer.
At a conversation with ‘Little Heroes’ (childhood cancer survivors) organised by KMC Hospital as part of the International Childhood Cancer Day, children, who have been recovered from cancer, expressed their ambitions of scaling greater heights in life, be it as a police officer, pro-Kabaddi player or a youtuber.
“Where there is a will there is cure,” said Dr Harsha Prasad L, pediatric hemato oncologist, KMC Hospital.
Thanking cricketer Harbhajan Singh for supplying cancer medicines to Shashank (name changed), Dr Prasad said that the poor family of the child was unable to bear the cost of treatment. “Parents should not be demotivated when their children suffer from cancer. If you have the willpower, you can fight cancer,” he said.
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Today, Feb. 15, the global community celebrates the International Childhood Cancer Day to raise public awareness about childhood cancer and drum up support for children and adolescents with cancer, survivors and their families.