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UNESCO cities mobilize against COVID-19

Over 50000 doctors from public hospitals in Beijing Peoples Repof China offer since January 2020 free consultations related to coronavirus on WeDoctor a private medical care platform An outdoor digital advertisement about social distancing during the COVID19 outbreak in Chicago USA In Rome Italy the international cinema festival Alice nella città launched the Cinema da casa initiative projecting movies on buildings so people could watch from home

January 18, 2022

Improving tsunami readiness around the South China Sea

The South China Sea region and its neighbouring basins including the Sulu and Celebes seas comprise one of the worlds most vulnerable areas to earthquakes and tsunamis owing to seismic activity in the Manila Cotabato and Negros and Sulawesi trenches

January 13, 2022

Combatting racism against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Since March 2020 STOP AAPI HATE has received over 2500 reports of incidents of racism and attacks against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders AAPI in the United States Although 38 of the hate incidents took place at businesses STOP AAPI HATE reports that discrimination affects people of all ages one in seven of those reporting were young people under 20 years old 14 and elderly individuals made up 75 of the respondents Their national report shows verbal harassment and namecalling made up over 70 of the incidents which affected women 24 times more than men

November 10, 2020

#COVID19 #StayAtHome: What home? Caring for the vulnerable in U.S. cities