Coronavirus pandemic accelerating with Americas worst, warns WHO
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating, with Thursday’s 150,000 new cases the highest in a single day and nearly half of those in the Americas, the World Health Organization said. “The world is in a new and dangerous phase,” Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual briefing from WHO headquarters in Geneva. “The […]
Ugandans join global push to rename colonial-era landmarks
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Thousands of people have signed a petition calling for the East African nation to rename roads and landmarks that celebrate white power, joining a growing, global movement against racism. Statues linked to colonialism and slavery have been defaced or downed in the United States, Britain and beyond amid protests sparked by the death […]
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Businesses urged to give refugees more jobs in COVID-19 era
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Governments and businesses must do more to integrate refugees into the economy and stop them falling through the cracks during the coronavirus pandemic, a top United Nations official said on Thursday. The global refugee population has risen to nearly 30 million people – almost twice the number a decade ago, according […]
US faith leaders prepare for historic Juneteenth celebrations
RNS This Juneteenth, Pastor Eddie Anderson will be among many social justice activists, educators and faith leaders around the country reflecting on the role of the black church in the Black Lives Matter movement. Anderson will participate in a breakout discussion that is part of ‘JusticeCon: A Path Towards Freedom‘, a virtual conference hosted by […]
Workers’ rights seen crumbling as coronavirus threatens further setbacks
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Labour rights are being eroded worldwide as more countries deny workers the ability to strike, unionise and negotiate better terms, a global trade union said on Thursday, warning that the coronavirus pandemic could lead to further setbacks. Violations of labour rights have hit a seven-year high as a rising number of […]
London faces up to former role insuring Atlantic slave trade
London, UKReuters London is facing up to its role in insuring the slave trade as part of a sweeping global reassessment of history and racism. This reappraisal was triggered by the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes while detaining […]
Opportunity for change?: As pandemic kicks mass tourism, islands seek to mend ties with nature
NELLIE PEYTON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, looks at how authorities on some island communities are seeing the coronavirus pandemic as a chance to reset…
As Trump signs Uighur human rights law, Bolton book claims he supported Chinese camps
RNS President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation calling for sanctions against Chinese officials responsible for detention camps holding more than one million members of the country’s Uighur Muslim minority. “Uyghurs around the world are celebrating,” said Omer Kanat, executive director of the Uyghur Human Rights Project, in a statement. “It’s the kind of […]
Essay: Black religious leaders are up front and central in US protests – as they have been for the last 200 years
In an article first published on The Conversation, LAWRENCE BURNLEY, ordained minister and historian, looks at the role religious leaders have – and are – playing in the struggle for liberation and racial justice for black Americans…