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Friday 10 April 2020
Living apart, ‘we must stand together’ to battle coronavirus pandemic – UN rights chief
Living apart, ‘we must stand together’ to battle coronavirus pandemic – UN rights chief
Hatefree.cz/Lukáš Houdek
Two
young Roma women have been sewing home-made masks that are distributed
by civil society groups to social care institutions including old
people’s homes.
The
COVID-19 pandemic is a “colossal test of leadership”, the top UN rights
official said on Thursday, underscoring the need for “decisive,
coordinated and innovative action from all, and for all”.
“We simply cannot return to where we were just a few months ago”, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said in an informal briefing to the Human Rights Council, urging instead, a more “cooperative, global and human rights-based approach” to the crisis.
“We are physically distant today, but we must stand together”, she stressed.
And while it is natural and necessary for national efforts to be a
strong priority in any crisis, Ms. Bachelet said that as this is a
global pandemic, “only global solidarity will ensure that we can combat
it effectively”.
Respect is ‘imperative’
As Governments face difficult decisions on a daily basis, the UN
rights chief underscored the “imperative of respect” for civil and
political rights in responding to the pandemic.
She voiced concern over certain countries' adoption of unlimited
emergency powers that are not subject to review and by steps taken to
restrict freedoms, including of the media.
“I urge all Governments to greatly increase access to accurate
information”, Ms. Bachelet said, pushing for an end to any blanket
internet and telecommunication shutdowns, under the premise that
“transparency is paramount and can be life-saving in a health crisis”.
Protect the vulnerable
In addressing the crisis, the High Commissioner spotlighted that
special considerations must be taken for vulnerable groups, including
women.
Noting that 70 per cent of the world's health-workers are women, she
maintained that their protection and adequate remuneration are of
“paramount concern”.
At the same time, women are more likely to work in low-wage and
informal sectors, without paid sick leave, health insurance or social
protection and the elderly are often subsisting without any form of
pension.
Moreover, confinement measures are an additional burden when caring
for those sick, the aged and out-of-school children. And women and girls
face increased risks of domestic violence.
Other vulnerable groups requiring greater attention include
detainees; people with disabilities; indigenous peoples and minorities;
migrants, refugees and internally displaced persons; civilians in
conflict zones; and older people living alone or in institutions.
We must all step up and demonstrate global solidarity -- High Commissioner for Human Rights
Development agenda
According to the UN rights chief, the epidemic has clarified the need
for the world to redouble its efforts to ensure that all people,
including the most vulnerable, benefit moving forward.
She said that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
was the world’s “strongest tool” to create more inclusive and
sustainable economies, and to shape more resilient societies, including
against pandemics.
Underscoring that protecting the environment is “the best way to
protect human health and wellbeing, including from pandemics”, she said
that environmental degradation and biodiversity loss, creates the
conditions for the type of animal-to-human transmission, that “has
repeatedly resulted in vital epidemics”.
Ms. Bachelet underscored that no country was prepared for the current
shock, which she maintained has been exacerbated in every State by
inequalities in accessing healthcare, social protections and public
services.
“Throughout the response and recovery stages of the epidemic, we must
all step up and demonstrate global solidarity”, concluded the High
Commissioner. “We must build back better”.
Meanwhile, an independent UN expert reminded Governments and
international financial institutions of their commitment “to leave no
one behind”.
“I am deeply concerned that decision makers will step away from their
promises to reduce inequalities between and within countries during the
current fight against the coronavirus pandemic, by adopting policies which may reinforce and exacerbate vulnerabilities that already exist”, said the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Saad Alfarargi.
Pointing out that measures are largely imposed from the top-down, and
that at the international level, there are few rights-based
decision-making guidelines, he said that the meaningful participation of
the disadvantaged and marginalized is “essential” to ensure the equal
sharing of benefits.
He urged that data be gathered on the impact of the pandemic,
disaggregated by gender, age, disability, income, race and ethnicity “to
accurately assess the situation, to make inequalities visible, and to
identify those who have been left behind.”
“Only based on such data we can develop evidence-based policies that
specifically target those most in need”, concluded the UN expert.
Special Rapporteurs are appointed by the Geneva-based UN Human Rights
Council to examine and report back on a specific human rights theme or a
country situation. The positions are honorary and the experts are not
UN staff, nor are they paid for their work.
UN News/Elizabeth Scaffidi
As the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City sent out an alert requesting healthcare workers.
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Nurses are on the frontline fighting COVID-19
but “an alarming failure” in the global supply of protective clothing
and new coronavirus tests – together with “unprecedented” overwork
linked to global staff shortages - have highlighted how vulnerable they
are, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. The
development coincides with an impassioned personal message from UN
Secretary-General António Guterres to the world’s medical professionals
for World Health Day, marked on Tuesday 7 April.
A 24-year-old nurse in Italy who is treating
patients with the deadly COVID-19 virus has been describing how her
“fate” on any given day is dependent on how well she dresses in her
protective clothing.
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