COVID-19 measures must factor in specific needs of women
Governments must ensure women from diverse groups and backgrounds are included in decisions at the local, national and international level in handling the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of UN experts urged in a statement today. “Women are particularly exposed, with...
COVID-19: Health care heroes need protection
States and businesses must urgently step up their efforts to ensure that health care workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide receive adequate protective equipment, said Baskut Tuncak, UN Special Rapporteur on hazardous substances. “The brave doctors,...
No exceptions with COVID-19: “Everyone has the right to life-saving interventions”
The COVID-19 crisis cannot be solved with public health and emergency measures only; all other human rights must be addressed too, UN human rights experts* said today. “Everyone, without exception, has the right to life-saving interventions and this responsibility...