'Unseen' News and Views – By Baher Kamal & The Like
Dalit & pastoral women of Deccan Development Society carrying sacred seeds at mobile fest, Feb 2020 © Ashish KothariWe don’t have any food shortages in our villages, despite the lockdown.
(Dalit women farmers, Telangana)
We saved up enough in our village fund over the last few years, by sustainable harvest of forest produce, to provide for people who have lost their jobs in cities and returned home during the corona crisis.
(Kukdel Village, Maharashtra)
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Fatima is now the sole breadwinner for three children. With assistance from FAO and its partners, she has returned to beekeeping to earn a living. FAO has reached 500 people in various Syrian governorates, helping to restart livelihoods and return self-reliance. ©FAO/Salma Hakki
15 May 2020 (FAO)* — The improvement of the security situation in Daraa Governorate in southwest Syria has allowed thousands of displaced families to return to their homes. However, it has not been an easy return for the families who lost their income, resources or their breadwinners.
Many returnees are women and people with disabilities, groups vulnerable to poverty or food insecurity.
15 May 2020 (UN News)* — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched an urgent $7 million appeal on Thursday [14 May 2020], to ease the impact of COVID-19 on migrant communities in five Central Asian countries and the Russian Federation, where the pandemic is pushing a growing number of migrant workers into poverty.
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The appeal aims to help thousands who are stranded in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
(UN News)* — Chronic violence, insecurity and now COVID-related restrictions have put tens of thousands of Central Americans at risk of increased hardship and even death, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday [15 May 2020].
(UN News)* — After confirmation that the first cases of COVID-19 infection have been identified in a vast and overcrowded refugee camp in Bangladesh, UN humanitarians on Friday [15 May 2020] announced additional measures and appealed for funds to prevent the disease from spreading.
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