'Perfect storm': Haiti COVID-19 peak set to collide with hurricanes

In a country already struggling with political instability, social unrest, drought and economic woes, hurricane season and coronavirus are an unwelcome addition

Bangladesh unions urge factories to do more to protect workers from coronavirus

Most workers are unable to maintain physical distancing while entering and leaving factories, unions say.


Speeding bus kills Indian migrant workers trying to walk home

Scores of migrant workers have died trying to get home, highlighting the risks the poor have been exposed to during the lockdown


First war, now COVID-19 threatens South Sudanese in crowded camp

Two people have tested positive in a crowded South Sudanese camp housing 30,000 people


Hundreds of child weddings thwarted in Ethiopia as coronavirus locks girls out of schools

No more child brides? Ethiopia's efforts to end child marriages could be undermined by the new coronavirus


Blue-collar employees are returning to work. But is their commute safe?

As coronavirus restrictions lift in cities around the world, those for whom teleworking is not an option are being asked to rejoin the economy. But are adequate measures in place to ensure they travel safe?


Land conflicts flare across Asia during coronavirus lockdowns

With lockdowns exacerbating issues such as weak land rights and poor forest governance, new technologies can help governments track the growing number of conflicts across the region


Mexican rights commission calls for halt to ‘Mayan Train’ tourism project

The Mayan Train is set to connect tourist spots across southern Mexico


Opinion

OPINION: The expanded importance of IDAHOBIT under lockdown

The levels of exclusion and marginalization LGBT+ people experience are more evident and amplified now, making the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, Biphobia and Intersexphobia (IDAHOBIT) even more important



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