Combatting hate speech is a shared responsibility: UN General Assembly President

adminJune 19, 2023September 14, 202406 mins

Mr. Kőrösi was speaking at an event to commemorate the 2nd International Day for Countering Hate Speech, which is officially observed on 18 June. “It would be my wish that we would not have to observe this day. It would be my wish that hate speech were a thing of the past,” he said. Rising violence Hate speech is most often…

WHO supports Equatorial Guinea in combatting country’s first-ever deadly Marburg virus outbreak

adminFebruary 14, 2023September 10, 202404 mins

The rare yet severe viral haemorrhagic fever is similar to Ebola and has a fatality rate of up to 88 per cent. So far, there have been nine deaths and 16 suspected cases with symptoms including fever, fatigue and blood-stained vomit and diarrhoea, WHO reported on Monday. Further investigations are ongoing. Rapid action, expert…