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.
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L Oréal s Women in Science Laureates Revealed February 16, 2021 Contact Author Hannah Fink
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Shafi Goldwasser–computer science, laureate for North America.
Catherine Ngila–chemistry, laureate for Africa and the Arab States.
Françoise Combes–astrophysics, laureate for Europe.
Kyoko Nozaki-chemistry, laureate for Asia and the Pacific.
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Laureate for Africa and the Arab States: Catherine Ngila–chemistry
Ngila was awarded for introducing and developing nanotechnology based analytical methods for the monitoring of water pollutants and applying them in countries heavily impacted by pollution.
Her work is of vital importance for the development of sustainable water resource management, respecting the environment.
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