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JAKARTA: The Covid-19 pandemic shut schools across the archipelago of more than 17,000 islands and amplified inequality. But it also provided an impetus for a sweeping reform in Indonesia’s school system according to Education Minister Nadiem Makarim.
Canada’s Mohawk peoples view of Canada Day Regaining Indigenous Rights – Play Against All Odds Canada has this image internationally of a great defender of human rights violations, the protector of human rights throughout the world, but in its own backyard it’s violated the rights of the First Peoples indiscriminately for years and years. And the greatest human rights violation has been the imposition of the residential school experience.” Phil Fontaine, Aboriginal Canadian leader “The Tamil diaspora is not monolithic; it is differentiated by class, excludes certain castes and is ...
Vaccine Gaps, Hiring Goals Lead Concerns: Equality Summit Update Bloomberg 4 days ago © Photographer: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Calvin McDonald (Bloomberg) -- A year into the global pandemic, key decision-makers at Bloomberg’s Equality Summit painted a sober picture of how the virus has compounded inequality, and reinforced that efforts to narrow the gaps remain a work in progress. Among the concerns is that the hoarding of vaccines by rich nations threatens the World Health Organization’s goal of getting 2 billion doses to poorer countries by the end of the year, according to th...
Synopsis Many manufacturers, including Serum, already have missed timelines and commitments, Poonawalla said in an interview. It will take two to three months for shipments to Covax to really pick up, and reaching the 2021 target of 2 billion doses will be challenging, he said, predicting it will “spill over by a few months.” Reuters Poonawalla’s comments highlight the continuing challenge of vaccine inequality that threatens to prolong the pandemic after richer nations raced to stockpile supplies. Vaccine nationalism in countries including the U.S. and India is likely to derail effort...
Vaccine Gaps, Hiring Goals Lead Concerns: Equality Summit Update Bloomberg 4 days ago © Photographer: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Calvin McDonald (Bloomberg) -- A year into the global pandemic, key decision-makers at Bloomberg’s Equality Summit painted a sober picture of how the virus has compounded inequality, and reinforced that efforts to narrow the gaps remain a work in progress. Popular Searches Among the concerns is that the hoarding of vaccines by rich nations threatens the World Health Organization’s goal of getting 2 billion doses to poorer countries by the end of the year...