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Continually climbing coronavirus
case numbers that are overwhelming India's
hospitals offer a grim view of what the pandemic
could do to other countries with struggling
health care systems, UNICEF Executive Director
Henrietta Fore says as she calls on the global
community to aid the country. One of every three
new COVID-19 cases diagnosed worldwide is in
India, the World Health Organization
reports. Full Story: CNBC
(5/3), CNBC Africa (5/3)
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Journalists are facing increased
threats of abuse, censorship, detention and
death amid the pandemic as they work to bring
accurate information to the public and counter
misinformation, United Nations Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres says in a message marking World
Press Freedom Day. Governments around the world
must take steps to protect and support a free
media, Guterres notes. Full Story: Dhaka Tribune (Bangladesh)/United
News of Bangladesh (5/3)
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CGTN (China)/Xinhua News
Agency
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Radio Dabanga
(Darfur)
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Persistent inequalities are
impeding efforts to control HIV and AIDS and the
global community must increase investments in
fighting the disease, especially in lower income
countries, United Nations Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres says in a report published
ahead of a UN General Assembly meeting on AIDS.
"Ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030
is still within reach -- many countries are
showing that rapid progress against HIV is
possible when evidence-informed strategies and
human rights-based approaches are adopted," says
UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie
Byanyima. Full Story: The Jamaica Observer/Caribbean
Media Corporation (5/2)
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Close to three-quarters of female
journalists have faced abuse or harassment on
the internet, and rising online violence
correlates with an increase in physical attacks
against women in the media, a study from UNESCO
concludes. "Some journalists reported threats
because they were covering elections or
conflicts, or because they were covering stories
related to women's rights, or because they are
reporting issues that are wrongly identified as
'male coverage', such as sports," says Guilherme
Canela, who heads UNESCO's freedom of expression
and the safety of journalists
division. Full Story: Al Jazeera
(4/30)
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Inter Press
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Governments around the world must
stop subsidizing industries and activities that
harm the natural world and invest in more
sustainable practices, says United Nations
Convention on Biological Diversity Executive
Secretary Elizabeth Maruma Mrema. Redirecting
subsidy funding to greener efforts can help meet
the growing needs of humans while protecting the
earth, Mrema says. Full Story: The Guardian (London) (free
registration)
(5/2)
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The United Nations Security
Council has condemned violence used by Myanmar
military forces against civilians and called for
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to
name an envoy to address the crisis. The UN
estimates that clashes between the military and
local ethnic groups have displaced tens of
thousands of people. Full Story: Voice of America/Agence
France-Presse
(4/30), Reuters (5/3)
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Associated Press of
Pakistan
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Center for Infectious Disease
Research and Policy
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