Published April 2, 2021, 12:12 AM
SURVIVOR’S TALE
(The author is the Political Affairs Officer III and Officer In-Charge of the Pasig LGU-Cooperative Development Office. She is 58 years old.)
I am a government employee and with the threat of COVID-19, and because of my age and health condition, I was allowed to work from home during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). When Metro Manila was on MECQ, I started to report for work, complying with the safety protocols. It was in June when I was first tested and I had a negative result.
It was on the first week of August when I felt something unusual. I felt so weak, like a burning candle melting, which I dismissed as over-fatigue. On August 7, I had a slight fever and felt some itchiness which I thought was caused by my being a diabetic. Then I felt some difficulty in breathing with some chest pain. Because I am asthmatic and had been diagnosed with a heart disease, I took my medicines and felt some relief.
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February 17, 2021
Youth Join Forces for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons!
The Critical Issues Forum (CIF) continues to enhance its efforts to engage youth in disarmament and nonproliferation education activities virtually unimpeded by the global pandemic as we all navigate through this challenging situation. On January 29, 2021, the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies hosted the CIF’s Second Speaker Series. The event featured the Youth Champions for Disarmament, an initiative undertaken by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA).
The UNODA spearheads youth engagement in disarmament with the mission of strengthening international peace and security. By sharing this common mission, our center has nurtured a long-time partnership with the UNODA to promote disarmament and nonproliferation education, especially for younger generations. The Youth Champions for Disarmament were selected by the UNODA th
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Secretary-General Appoints Khassim Diagne of Senegal Deputy Special Representative for Protection, Operations in Democratic Republic of Congo
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Khassim Diagne of Senegal as his Deputy Special Representative for Protection and Operations in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).
He succeeds David Gressly of the United States, to whom the Secretary-General is deeply grateful for his dedicated service.
Mr. Diagne brings to the position more than 25 years of experience in refugee protection, political affairs, management and oversight, having served since 2017 as Director of the Political, Peacekeeping, Humanitarian and Human Rights Unit in the Executive Office of the United Nations Secretary-General. He was previously Regional Representative of the United Nations High Commission
According to the UN, COVID-19 has unleashed a tsunami of hate, including verbal and physical attacks against religious and ethnic communities. Faith leaders can take action to stop hate speech and prevent atrocity crimes by denouncing discrimination and incitement to violence.