World Vision Australia urges governments to put children at the centre of coronavirus-related decision-making
Governments around the world must ensure that children are at the centre of any moves to address coronavirus and its aftermath, according to Mercy Jumo, World Vision Australia’s senior policy advisor on child rights. In an interview with Sight, Jumo said evidence from a range of sources – including a World Vision report as well as reports […]
Essay: How coronavirus lockdowns from the US to Nepal are starving the most vulnerable
In an article first published on Religion News Service, DARREN TYLER, president of the Conduit Mission, says lockdowns are having a disproportionate impact on people in developing nations…
Kenya orders probe into rise in violence against women and girls during pandemic
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Kenya’s President on Monday ordered an investigation into rising reports of violence against women and girls – including rape, domestic violence, female genital mutilation and child marriage – as a result of coronavirus restrictions. Lockdowns to curb the spread of the new coronavirus have fuelled an upsurge in gender-based violence across […]
Coronavirus lockdowns seen increasing HIV risk to women and girls
Johannesburg, South AfricaThomson Reuters Foundation Coronavirus lockdowns have hindered the fight against HIV infection in women and girls globally by limiting their access to education and protection from sexual violence, the United Nations warned on Monday. Governments’ focus on tackling the pandemic has also shifted attention and resources away from protecting vulnerable populations from HIV, according […]
Church of England to broadcast first online prison church service
The Church of England will broadcast its first online prison church service this Sunday. In a statement, the church said it would broadcast the service, which is being recorded at three sites in England – HMP Stocken in Rutland, HMP Low Newton in Durham and HMP Pentonville in London – from 9am on Sunday on prison […]
Roma across Europe seen as police target in lockdown
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Roma communities across Europe have become a police target in lockdown, a report found on Wednesday, amid a sharpening global focus on racial equality and law enforcement. The report by Amnesty International, a human rights organisation, said Roma communities had faced tougher quarantines than citizens who posed a greater health risk. […]
Europeans want (others) to cycle more to keep air clean
Milan, ItalyThomson Reuters Foundation European city dwellers want more cycle lanes installed to control air pollution post-lockdown – but only a few are ready to actually hop on a bike, a survey showed on Thursday. From Delhi to Madrid, world cities recorded dramatic improvements in air quality over the past few months as COVID-19 forced […]
Rising violence against women in Latin America confirms fears of abuses in lockdowns
Mexico City, MexicoThomson Reuters Foundation Violence against women has soared in Latin America during the coronavirus pandemic, with a 50 per cent increase in domestic abuse reports in Colombia alone, a top aid group said on Tuesday, confirming fears that lockdowns would put many women in danger. Femicide, the murder of women because of gender, […]
Nearly 200 migrant workers killed on India’s roads during coronavirus lockdown
New Delhi, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation Nearly 200 migrant workers died in road accidents in India while returning to their village homes during the world’s longest coronavirus lockdown, a charity said on Tuesday. Tens of thousands of people walked home from India’s big cities after losing their jobs when one of the world’s strictest lockdowns was […]
Postcards: Closed bathrooms afflict US homeless in coronavirus lockdown
CAREY L BIRON, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from the US…