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Powerful networks impose taxes on aid in Somalia. It’s time for this to end
Republish this article The thorny issue of aid diversion in Somalia continues to gain attention, especially as Somalia prepares to co-host a global summit on food security in London this November. There are a wide range of views on the topic.
A equidade, e não a igualdade, assegurará que as mulheres não serão deixadas para trás na transformação digital
Hoje em dia, dados das Nações Unidas indicam que 37% das mulheres não utilizam a Internet. Ainda que o sexo feminino corresponda a cerca de metade da população mundial, temos 259 milhões de mulheres a menos com acesso à Internet. Estas estatísticas tornam-se mais alarmantes quando nos lembramos que muitas facetas fundamentais da nossa vida quotidiana dependem do acesso à mesma e de um grau de literacia digital: a marcação de consultas médicas, o recurso à banca online, ou até o ensino à distância.
Unas elecciones concluidas con éxito, ¿pero a qué precio?
Aunque tardó 18 meses más de lo previsto, la conclusión de las elecciones en Somalia en mayo de 2022 con un mandato para un nuevo gobierno supone un alivio. Este resultado llega en medio de desafíos muy importantes: puñetazos entre candidatos, disparos en el Parlamento y algunos enfrentamientos entre clanes.
Doorasho si guul ah u soo gebagebowday-laakin qiimaheeda waa intee?
Inkastoo ay qaadatay 18 bilood ka badan waqtigii loogu tala galay, ayaa hadana waxaa la soo gaba gabeeyay doorashada Soomaaliya ee May 2022 oo loo idmaday dowlad cusub. Natiijadu waxay ku soo beegantay iyadoo ay jiraan caqabado aad u waaweyn: feer lagu tuuray musharixiinta, rasaasta lagu riday baarlamaanka, iyo dagaal beeleedyada qaarkood.
An election successfully completed-but at what price?
The president of Somalia, His Excellency Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who was re-elected in May 2022, gave a public address and discussed political and security developments in his country in April 2016. Photo: U.S. Institute of Peace/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) Although it took 18 months longer than scheduled, the conclusion of the elections in Somalia in May 2022 with a mandate for a new government comes as a relief.
OPINION EXCHANGE | Small businesses owned by people of color and immigrants need relief
From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to the uprisings following the murder of George Floyd, we knew our Black-, brown-, Indigenous- and immigrant-owned businesses faced catastrophic losses that could devastate the culture, wealth and economic vitality of our communities. We also knew that the employers and entrepreneurs who most needed relief funds would not have access or eligibility without significant changes to how those resources were distributed.
Human rights evaluation-who is it really for?
The human rights community should embrace evaluation not for our donors, but for our beneficiaries. Although evaluations are often undertaken at the request of donors or as part of donor driven proposals, is that the only reason to conduct evaluations? As Emma Naughton and Kevin Kelpin point out, though quantifiable results may matter for donors, it is the assessment of the journey that matters equally if not more to those doing the work.
هل تزيد جائحة الكورونا من معدلات العداء والتمييز الديني؟
قد تضر جائحة فيروس الكورونا (كوفيد-19) وآثارها ببعض الأٌقليات الدينية بصورة غير متناسبة وإلى حد بعيد، بما يؤدي إلى تفاقم اللامساواة الاقتصادية في أوساط هذه الأقليات والمعاناة من العداء الاجتماعي والتمييز. Piyal Adhikary/EFE "الفيروس لا يميز، لكن آثاره تفعل ذلك"، هذه هي كلمات الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة أنطونيو غوتيريس، ضمن مقدمة تقريره الصادر مؤخراً بعنوان "جميعنا في قارب واحد" حول حقوق الإنسان في سياق التصدي لجائحة كوفيد-19.
¿La COVID-19 aumentará la discriminación y las hostilidades religiosas?
La COVID-19 y sus repercusiones pueden afectar de manera desproporcionada a algunas minorías religiosas y exacerbar las desigualdades económicas, hostilidades sociales y discriminación. Piyal Adhikary/EFE “El virus no discrimina; pero sus efectos, sí”. Esas fueron las palabras que pronunció el Secretario General de la ONU, Antonio Guterres, en la presentación de su reciente informe sobre las respuestas de derechos humanos a la COVID-19: We are all in this together (Todos estamos juntos en esto).
Las reformas de la libertad condicional anticipada en Turquía ponen a los presos políticos en un mayor riesgo
Un nuevo proyecto de ley de libertad condicional anticipada en Turquía tenía el potencial de mejorar el historial de derechos humanos del país, pero en cambio, deja a los presos políticos en una situación aún peor. Protestors gather in front of the Palace of Justice in Istanbul to show support for critical journalists who were jailed for "collaborating with terrorist organizations" in 2016. Sedat Suna/EFE.
Will COVID-19 increase religious hostilities and discrimination?
COVID-19 and its impacts may hit some religious minorities disproportionately hard, exacerbating economic inequalities, social hostilities and discrimination. Piyal Adhikary/EFE “The virus doesn’t discriminate—but its impacts do.” These are the words of the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, at the presentation of his recent report, We are all in this together, on human rights responses to COVID-19.
Will COVID-19 increase religious hostilities and discrimination?
COVID-19 and its impacts may hit some religious minorities disproportionately hard, exacerbating economic inequalities, social hostilities and discrimination. Piyal Adhikary/EFE “The virus doesn’t discriminate—but its impacts do.” These are the words of the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, at the presentation of his recent report, We are all in this together, on human rights responses to COVID-19.
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