A prolonged COVID-19 pandemic is deepening the inequalities that have long driven the HIV epidemic, UNICEF warns Ahead of World AIDS Day.JOHANNESBURG/NEW YORK, 29 November 2021 – At least 300,000 children were newly infected with HIV in 2020, or one ch…
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South Africa’s ‘Little People’ Urge Better Accessibility
JOHANNESBURG — From navigating shopping centers to government offices, South Africa’s “little people” say public spaces aren’t designed to be accessible for them. One advocacy group in Johannesburg is calling for better support to help them live indepe…
Read moreWary, weary world slams doors shut, fearing omicron variant
Brussels, Countries around the world slammed their doors shut again to try to keep the new omicron variant at bay Monday, even as more cases of the mutant coronavirus emerged and scientists raced to figure out just how dangerous it might be. Japan anno…
Read moreIsrael to Allow 3,000 Ethiopian Jews to Immigrate
JERUSALEM — Israel’s government on Sunday approved the immigration of several thousand Jews from war-torn Ethiopia, some of whom have waited for decades to join their relatives in Israel.The decision took a step toward resolving an issue that has long …
Read moreZimbabwe Says It’s Prepared for Omicron Variant
HARARE — Zimbabwe’s government says the country is very prepared to handle the new COVID-19 variant – omicron – first reported in neighboring South Africa. The World Health Organization says a fourth wave of the pandemic is most likely to hit Africa.Zi…
Read moreCameroon Says Citizens Abuse LGBTI People
YAOUNDÉ — Cameroon says lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people are increasingly becoming victims of violence and brutality. The central African state’s government made the comment this week after Human Rights Watch reported degrading t…
Read moreMore Travel Restrictions as Omicron Variant Detected in Europe, Mideast
LONDON/BERLIN/AMSTERDAM — Britain, Germany and Italy detected cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant on Saturday and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new steps to contain the virus, while […]
Read moreStatement by the Humanitarian Coordinator in Cameroon condemning the killing of school children in the South-West region
Yaoundé, The Humanitarian Coordinator in Cameroon, Mr. Matthias Z. Naab is deeply saddened and shocked by another attack against a school, leading the death of four children and a teacher […]
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