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Society United Kingdom

24. March 2020

Let’s Make Hand Sanitizers, Not Booze – Distilleries Decide

From the U.S. to the U.K. to Australia, gin distilleries around the world have been producing hand sanitizers to help the vulnerable protect themselves against the novel coronavirus.

Society India

24. March 2020

Corona: Indian State Ready to Help Millions of Workers and Rickshaw Drivers First

Uttar Pradesh has become the first state in India to announce its intention to provide potentially millions of low-wage workers with online payments were they to be financially affected by the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Society Namibia

23. March 2020

One Woman’s Tweet Takes Fear Away from Many Others

Women in Namibia have put aside their fears of speaking out against sexual predators thanks to the #MeTooNamibia movement, started by the country's first woman to use social media to find predators and offer support to survivors.

Society United Kingdom

23. March 2020

Will the Corona Crisis Improve Urban Planning?

With the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, infecting hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, urban planners and city authorities are bound to rethink city planning, say experts – and it won’t be the first time an epidemic leads to changes.

Society USA

22. March 2020

Life After Corona Crisis Might Be Better for the Planet Than Before

With the coronavirus outbreak leading to restrictions in going out – even to work or school – people are coming up with low-carbon ideas in this digital age that may last beyond the social distancing period.

Society USA

22. March 2020

Corona May Change Our Cities Forever – The Good Way!

Experts are predicting that the coronavirus lockdowns could lead to a massive demand to make cities more walkable.

Society India

20. March 2020

Give Trafficking Survivors Full Access to Their Money, Rules High Court

The Calcutta High Court in India is helping trafficking survivors fully access the money they’re owed to rebuild their lives: in a first, they’ve ordered the state of West Bengal to give victims their entitled compensation without any pre-conditions.

Society USA

18. March 2020

Corona: Disneyland Closes Gates – but Food Will Not Be Lost

After the new coronavirus led Disney to shut down its parks, Disneyland Resort in California, U.S. announced its plans to donate all its excess food while the park is closed.

Society Japan

16. March 2020

Olympics Games on the Last Meters to Gender Equality

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that, for the first time in the Olympic Games, this year’s edition in Tokyo, Japan is set to have almost as many female athletes as men.

Society Pakistan

16. March 2020

Pakistan Passes Its First National Child Abuse Law

Pakistan’s parliament has just passed its very first national law against child abuse, introducing a life imprisonment penalty, according to the country’s human rights minister, for the violent crime.