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The UN General-Assembly, in its resolution 72/130, declared 16 May the International Day of Living Together in Peace, as a means of regularly mobilizing the efforts of the international community to promote peace, tolerance, inclusion, understanding and solidarity.
11 May 2020 (UN Environment)* — Over the past few weeks there have been many reports of localized air quality improvements as the world has locked down to combat the coronavirus pandemic. However, no one should think that the climate crisis is therefore over—far from it.
The most recent data from the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) shows global carbon dioxide (CO2) levels rising sharply.
In April 2020 the average concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere was416.21 parts per million (ppm), the highest since measurements began in Hawaii in 1958.
Furthermore, ice core records indicate that such levels have not been seen in the last 800,000 years.
As health insurance is tied to employment for about half the population in the US, 43m are expected to lose their health insurance amid the pandemic. | Photo: AFP
10 May 2020 (teleSUR)* — Progressives and Medicare for All defenders in the United States (U.S.) pointed Sunday [10 May 2020] to the incoming health insurance crisis due to the massive layoffs triggered by quarantine measures to fight the spread of the new coronavirus in the country.
© FAO/Max Valencia | The Lo Valledor main wholesale market in Chile during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Activists have condemned the government for pushing through environmentally destructive projects at a time when people are unable to protest.
Migrant workers with their belongings walk towards their native places in a scorching heat after getting stuck for 40 days during a nationwide lockdown. Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has extended the lockdown until 17 may across the country. | SOPA Images/SIPA USA/PA Images
10 May 2020 (Wall Street International)*— Before exploring the public health sector, it is essential to examine some long-term trends of US big business.
Crisis redux
As the coronavirus and its political combatants hold the world hostage, it is pertinent to scrutinize the (geo) political and economic context within which the pandemic has emerged. Many analyses view neoliberalism as the culprit, having given rise to a dismantling and marketization of public services such as healthcare for which we are now paying the price.
By Hillary Margolis, Senior Researcher, Women’s Rights Division hillarymargo
Government Blocks Key Treaty as Covid-19 Exposes Scale of Domestic Abuse
Candles and silhouettes representing victims are placed during a rally to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women outside the Parliament in Budapest, Hungary, November 25, 2018.© 2018 Zoltan Balogh/MTI via AP
8 May 2020 (Human Rights Watch)* — Amidst a disturbing global uptick in reports of domestic violence during Covid-19 lockdowns, Hungary has taken a leap backwards in protecting women. On May 5, parliament, where ruling party Fidesz has a two-thirds majority, blocked ratification of a regional treaty on violence against women.
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