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New UN report reveals impact of COVID on human trafficking
A new study released on Thursday by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) illustrates the devastating impact of COVID-19 on victims and survivors of human...
COVID variants ‘winning the race against vaccines’
Variants like Delta are “currently winning the race against vaccines” said the World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday, pinning the blame...
Poll Shows Social Distancing and Masks to Continue Despite COVID-19 Vaccination
A majority of adults said they are likely to continue socially distancing and wearing a mask in public even if they are vaccinated against...
Overcoming the Crisis in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
The current situation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is alarming, as the small island developing state (SIDS) is facing multiple assaults on a...
Malaysia, Covid-19, And The New Fake News Ordinance: Is There A Reason To Be Apprehensive?
Authors: Harsh Mahaseth and Gursimran*
On 11 March, 2021, the Emergency (Essential Powers) (on disseminating misinformation No. 2) Ordinance 2021 (“The Ordinance”) was issued on...
Protecting the world from a vaccine apartheid
With the availability of COVID-19 vaccines increasing, infection rates are stabilizing in some countries and reducing in others. Yet there is no hope in...
COVID-19 Delta variant has potential to make ‘epidemic curve exponentially’
The head of the UN health agency expressed concern on Friday over the COVID-19’s delta variant, which he called “the most transmissible” mutation to date.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World health Organization (WHO) told journalists at...
Vaccine Fund: Preventing and Controlling Covid-19 Pandemic of Vietnam
Up to early June 2021, Vietnam has experienced four large-scale outbreaks of Covid-19. Compared to the previous three ones, the 4th outbreak was assessed...
COVID pandemic fuelling major increase in drug use worldwide
Around 275 million people used drugs worldwide in the last year of unprecedented upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, up by 22 per cent...
India in the grip of severe poverty amidst Covid 19 crisis
The Covid19 persists to trigger havoc all over the world and many countries are stumbling under the deadly wave of the pandemic rapidly transforming...