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Yemen: Call for independent probe into deadly prison airstrikes |

The remand prison was run by the Ansar Allah movement, also known as Houthis, who have been battling the internationally recognized government, which is backed by the coalition, for the past seven years.  Amid 🇾🇪#Yemen’s escalating conflict, which saw deadly airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition on 21 January, we call for a transparent, independent and […]

Americas: Pace of Omicron slows amid rising COVID infections  |

And in the crucial area of vaccination, although the Americas now have some of the highest COVID-19 vaccination coverage rates on the planet, it’s also “the most unequal region in the world” when it comes to shots, said Carissa Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Last week, there were seven million new COVID […]

Spending on social protection rose nearly 270% with pandemic |

Opening the session, the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), Liu Zhenmin, argued that the pandemic had highlighted the critical role of social policies.  “The COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated inequalities, and multiple forms of deprivation”, Mr. Zhenmin said, remembering that many countries reacted by instituting emergency measures.  “One key lesson is the importance of universal access to social protection, […]

Firms ‘double spending on online privacy’ amid surge in home working

Organisations have doubled their spending on online privacy during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report has found. The study, by technology giant Cisco, examined how online security has influenced governments and businesses during the health crisis. Communications regulators across Europe have found that citizens and companies are spending a record-breaking amount of time online during […]