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Al Jazeera: More uprooted, fewer return, pushing forcibly displaced above 80 million “Despite calls for ceasefires and compassion amid the coronavirus pandemic, violence and persecution have continued to force people from their homes, with record numbers now displaced, says the United Nations. By the end of 2019, 79.5 million people…

Devex: Despite pandemic, CERF on ‘solid footing’ to match humanitarian needs “Amid rising humanitarian needs and an ongoing pandemic, United Nations Chief António Guterres pressed member states to fully fund the Central Emergency Response Fund and bring it close to its unmet goal of $1 billion in funding per year.…

AP: South Africa sees sharp rise in virus, part of African wave (Magome, 12/10). Borgen Magazine: Dr. Joseph Hogan on Pooled Testing for HIV/AIDS (Hogan, 12/9). Devex: What should change after COVID-19, according to the stars of Netflix’s ‘Pandemic’ series (Ravelo, 12/10). Devex: U.K. Parliament’s International Development Committee saved (Worley,…

U.N. News: Human rights must be ‘front and center’ of COVID-19 response: Secretary-General “U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has called for human rights to be put ‘front and center’ of COVID-19 response and recovery globally in order to achieve a better future for people everywhere. The U.N. chief made the appeal…

Bloomberg: How Pandemic Bonds Became the World’s Most Controversial Investment “…As Covid-19’s devastating human and economic tolls continue to rise, the controversy over pandemic bonds is part of a wider debate over how policy makers should respond to viral outbreaks and who should foot the bill. The harshest critics of…

Devex: Opinion: ‘Power Switch’ — How we can reverse extreme inequality Paul O’Brien, vice president of Oxfam America and author (12/9). The Hill: ‘Gumbo Diplomacy’ and the rise of Linda Thomas-Greenfield K. Riva Levinson, president and CEO of KRL International LLC and author (12/9). Ms. Magazine: What Women Can Expect…

AP: Trump virus coordinator Birx seeks role in Biden government “When Dr. Deborah Birx was brought into President Donald Trump’s orbit to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, she had a sterling reputation as a former U.S. Army physician, a globally recognized AIDS researcher and a rare Obama administration holdover. Less…

The Guardian: A Nobel prize for feeding the world can’t erase the shame of Yemen’s starving children David Beasley, executive director of the U.N. World Food Programme “…We are losing the battle against hunger as never before. And we are losing it most in Yemen. Last week WFP and its…

Christian Science Monitor: A critical aspect of the vaccination campaign Editorial Board (12/9). IPS: Human Rights Must Be at the Heart of the COVID-19 Recovery Siddharth Chatterjee, United Nations resident coordinator in Kenya (12/9). New York Times: The Coronavirus Vaccines Were Developed in Record Speed. Now, the Hard Part Editorial…

CIDRAP News: Global cases stabilizing, but COVID deaths continue to climb “Global incidence of new COVID-19 cases remained high but stable for the second week in a row, while global coronavirus deaths increased, according to the latest weekly epidemiologic update from the World Health Organization (WHO). … The WHO update…