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Development Health Advice 

UN issues ‘wake-up call’: Don’t sideline AIDS response during COVID-19 crisis

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“There is a risk that the hard-earned gains of the AIDS response will be sacrificed to the fight against COVID-19, but the right to health means that no one disease should be fought at the expense of the other”, said Winnie Byanyima, the head of UNAIDS, the UN agency dedicated to tackling the disease, and eradicating it by 2030.  Projections… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Singer May D Reveals Cause Of Fallout With PSquare (Video)

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May D, Psquare Nigerian singer, May D opened up on the the reason he parted ways with Square Records owned by now-defunct music duo, Psquare. Information Nigeria recalls the singer broke ties with Psquare and Jude Okoye due to “irreconcilable differences” as stated in a released statement back then. During the live session, May D claimed that the defunct music duo initially refused… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Ensure city poor and vulnerable are fed, amidst lockdown hunger risk, urges UN

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The Latin American response Several Latin American municipalities have been taking action to minimise the consequences of lockdown measures, and ensure that food systems do not break down, as work dries up.  In Quito, Ecuador, for example, authorities are using municipal buses as mobile food hubs, following the example of the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the pandemic is believed… Read More
Development Health Advice 

First Person: Fashionable face masks, creativity and dressing to shop in the COVID era

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Kai Bussant was interviewed by UN News in December 2019 as part of an International Labour Organization (ILO) photography project called “Dignity at Work: the American Experience”. She has since left her job as a milliner to launch her own fashion brand. UN News caught up with Kai Bussant during the ongoing lockdown to ask how the fallout from the… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Lessons from 40 year ‘victory over smallpox’ can be used to combat coronavirus today

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#OnThisDay 40 years ago, #smallpox was made history. It’s the only human disease to be eradicated so far. A lesson we must take is: when the ? unites behind science and public health measures we can defeat diseases and protect lives and livelihoods. pic.twitter.com/9GgNwtI0wg — World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 8, 2020 The eradication “stands as the greatest public… Read More
Human Rights 

Syria violence ‘a ticking time-bomb that must not be ignored’: UN human rights chief

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Calling the deteriorating situation “a ticking time-bomb that must not be ignored”, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet lamented: “We are receiving more reports every day of targeted killings and bombings from one end of the country to the other, with many such attacks taking place in populated areas”. Taking stock Last month, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) took… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Singer, Davido Shows Off His Son’s New Hairstyle (Video)

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Davido, Ifeanyi and Chioma Popular Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, better known as Davido, took to his Instagram story to show off his son Ifeanyi’s new hairstyle. Information Nigeria recalls the singer, who recently got reunited with his fiancée and mother of his son, Chioma Avril Rowland, announced his album completion via Twitter. The dotting dad has also been sharing video… Read More
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