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WHO The World Health Organization and Global Citizen will broadcast a programme including pop star Lady Gaga (pictured) in support of healthcare workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic         6 April 2020 Health The World Health Organization (WHO) has teamed up with international advocacy organization Global Citizen, to launch ‘One World Together At Home”, a global television and streaming special, curated by superstar singer-songwriter Lady Gaga, to celebrate frontline health care workers around the globe in their unrelenting battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.  “The World Health Organization is committed to defeating the  coronavirus  pandemic with science and public health measures, and supporting the health workers who are on the frontlines of the response”, said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of  WHO , making Monday’s announcement of the event.  Global Citizen ✔ @GlblCtzn We’re excited to announce One World: ...

Sandeep Datta The police presence has been stepped up in old Delhi, India after the government announced a nationwide lockdown for 21 days to stem the spread of COVID-19.         2 April 2020 Health Pervasive challenges remain for hundreds-of-thousands of migrant workers in India whose lives were upended by the sudden lockdown across the country, in response to the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, said the UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Thursday. High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet said in a statement that she was distressed by the plight of the informal migrant workers affected, many of whom were, in effect, forced to leave the cities where they worked at just a few hours’ notice, unable to pay for rent or food. UN Human Rights ✔ @UNHumanRights # India : UN Human Rights Chief @ mbachelet distressed over plight of millions of internal migrants affected by the lockdown. She welcomes measures taken to limit # COVID19 impact but pervasive challenges remain http...

First Person: Hawaii’s ‘silver tsunami’: the challenge of caring for kupuna elders UN News/Daniel Dickinson Diane Paloma is the CEO of Lunalilo Home in Honolulu, Hawaii.         28 March 2020 Health The 17 goals agreed by the global community to reduce poverty and create a sustainable planet are the responsibility of all people, wherever they are in the world, according to the United Nations. The Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs represent a boundary-pushing blueprint for the future of the Earth and it’s anticipated they will be realized by 2030. UN News joined the International Labour Organization on a visit to Hawaii where many people are already living aspects of the goals in their everyday work.  Diane Paloma is the CEO of Lunalilo Home and the King William Charles Lunalilo Trust which cares for elderly people in Honolulu, the capital of the US state of Hawaii.  Some 80 residents and ...