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Fighting hunger amid global pandemic

Fighting hunger amid global pandemic

When there already are 820 million people across the globe going to bed hungry, the COVID-19 pandemic can double up the world hunger crisis, as per experts. The health emergency has brought severe disorder to

How Basket Ball  Brings Hope To America In Lockdown Time

How Basket Ball Brings Hope To America In Lockdown Time

We cannot hit the hoops at the lockdown time literally, but the spirit behind the game of basket ball, still continues to bind Americans together. The Basketball Cop Foundation recently teamed up with the Alachua

Amid mass layoffs & furloughs, countries seek to mitigate unemployment

Amid mass layoffs & furloughs, countries seek to mitigate unemployment

The Coronavirus pandemic outbreak has triggered unprecedented mass layoffs across various sectors. Millions of job losses across the world have been projected in the wake of economic fallout due to COVID-19. Thousands of citizens across

HRW calls on Thai Government to ensure healthcare workers are properly equipped to safely carry out their duties

HRW calls on Thai Government to ensure healthcare workers are properly equipped to safely carry out their duties

Overall, Thailand had 2.04 health professionals working in OPS-affiliated public facilities per 1,000 population on average with a range between 0.83 and 3.98. This figure could be broken down into 0.27 for doctors, 1.56 for

Sanitation workers risk it all to flatten the Coronavirus curve

Sanitation workers risk it all to flatten the Coronavirus curve

Doctors and medical professionals all across the world are working at the forefront to cure the patients infected with the novel Coronavirus, and working along with them are the sanitation workers. A critical task in

How Essential Service Staff Brave Corona Virus Exposure Everyday

How Essential Service Staff Brave Corona Virus Exposure Everyday

Essential workers across the world are facing life threatening danger to exposure to the corona virus as they put their lives on line to do their jobs. Most essential service workers have their jobs and

How Social Media Has Helped Domestic Workers In Lebanon

How Social Media Has Helped Domestic Workers In Lebanon

Social chatting services could serve many useful purposes like helping people live-in maids and nannies suffering from domestic violence.  The Whatsapp chatting platform has proven to be such a saving grace to a lot of

Economic aids in support of workers, companies and families in Italy during coronavirus

Economic aids in support of workers, companies and families in Italy during coronavirus

In Italy there are 147.577 registered cases of the new coronavirus so far, with 3.921 new cases registered only yesterday and 18.849 confirmed deaths. Restrictive measures to curb the spread of the virus is bringing

UN investigations: Damascus responsible for chemical attacks.

UN investigations: Damascus responsible for chemical attacks.

The Syrian Air Force was accused, by the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons’ Organization on Wednesday, of carrying out prohibited chemical attacks on Latamneh town in Hama Governorate, western Syria, on March 2017. The report, issued

Coronavirus: poverty threatens large numbers of women

Coronavirus: poverty threatens large numbers of women

The Secretary-General of United Nations, Antonio Guterres, called on women to be at the center of economic reconstruction efforts as the world confronts the repercussions of the emerging Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), warning that the threat