COVID-19 crisis
Facebook 'danger to public health': Report
Health misinformation on Facebook was viewed 3.8 billion times in the past year, peaking during the Covid-19 crisis, said a report of activist group Avaaz.
‘Don’t be complacent’: Economists about robust remittance inflow
The record inflow of remittance in the last two months should not give any sense of complacence for Bangladesh as the situation in overseas labour market remains fluid and the migrant workers are possibly sending their last savings before they exist, cautioned economists.
No end in sight to COVID crisis, and its impact will last for ‘decades to come’: WHO
Expressing “appreciation for WHO and partners’ COVID-19 pandemic response efforts”, the emergency committee convened by the UN health agency’s chief, made it clear that there is not yet an end in sight to the public health crisis that has so far infected more than 17 million and killed over 650,000 people.
Modi calls for reformed multilateralism with a reformed UN at its center
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has highlighted India’s role in its region as a first responder to COVID-19 crisis as he delivered a keynote address virtually at this year’s High-Level Segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) session on Friday.
Prime Minister Modi recalled the support provided by the Indian government and Indian pharma companies for ensuring medicine supplies to different countries, and for coordinating a joint response strategy among SAARC countries.
This was the first address by PM to the broader UN membership since India’s overwhelming election as a non-permanent member of the Security Council on June 17, for the term 2021-22, according to Press Information Bureau of India.
The theme of the High-Level Segment of the ECOSOC this year is “Multilateralism after COVID19: What kind of UN do we need at the 75th anniversary”.
Coinciding with the 75th Anniversary of the founding of the UN, this theme also resonates with India’s priority for its forthcoming membership of the UN Security Council.
Modi reiterated India’s call for a ‘reformed multilateralism’ in a post-COVID-19 world, which reflects the realities of the contemporary world.
In his address, he recalled India’s long association with the ECOSOC and the UN’s developmental work, including for the Sustainable Development Goals.
He noted that India’s developmental motto of ‘SabkaSaath, SabkaVikaas, Sabka Vishwas’ resonates with the core SDG principle of leaving no one behind.
Modi pointed out that India’s success in improving the socio-economic indicators of its vast populationhas a significant impact on global SDG targets.He spoke about India’s commitment to also support other developing countries in meeting their SDG targets.
He spoke about India’s ongoing development efforts, including for improving access to sanitation through the “Swacch Bharat Abhiyan”, empowering women, ensuring financial inclusion, and expanding availability of housing and healthcare through flagship schemes such as the “Housing for All” programme and the “Ayushman Bharat” scheme.
He also highlighted India’s focus on environmental sustainability and bio-diversity conservation, and recalled India’s leading role in the establishment of the International Solar Alliance and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure.
This was the second time that Prime Minister addressed the ECOSOC.
He had earlier delivered the keynote address at the 70thanniversary of the ECOSOC in January 2016.
Govt's previous initiatives for women turn very supportive during pandemic: Saima
Advisor to the Director General of WHO on Autism and Mental Health Saima Wazed Hossain has said Bangladesh government's initiatives taken over the last two decades prioritising girls and women have come in tremendous use during COVID-19 crisis.
Special incentive package demanded for tourism to overcome Covid-19 crisis
Speakers at a virtual discussion on Saturday demanded a special incentive package from the government to overcome the current crisis in the tourism sector in of Cox’s Bazar during the COVID-19 pandemic.
International Day on the Elimination of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: Standing with Survivors Today and Every Day
The thing about a global crisis like COVID-19 is that people often think of it as a “great equalizer”, it affects the whole world and somehow makes everyone suffer equally. When people living in peaceful countries were hit by COVID-19, they thought that they finally experienced the suffering they always thought was reserved for people who live in less fortunate countries who experience this regularly. They could not be more wrong.
Covid-19 Crisis: Banglalink, Teach it introduce online classes for PEC examinees
Banglalink and Teach it, a community-driven e-learning platform, have jointly introduced online live classes for Primary Education Certificate (PEC) examinees during general holiday of educational institutions amid the coronavirus. outbreak.
COVID-19 may push millions more children into child labour: ILO, UNICEF
COVID-19 crisis may push millions more children into child labour putting their lives at risk which could lead to the first rise in child labour after 20 years of progress, according to a new brief from the International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF.