Sharing Knowledge Critical to Curbing Covid-19: Daily Brief
Sharing knowledge and technology critical to curbing Covid-19 pandemic; Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is threatening democratic rule; UN rights body should investigate Beirut Blast; children killed and kidnapped in Niger conflict; military forces in Guinea should restore fundamental rights; and basketball federation confirms sexual abuse of Mali girls basketball team.
Wealthy governments and pharmaceutical companies should share knowledge and technology to save lives, protect the right to health, and ensure everyone can benefit from scientific research, especially with the highly contagious Covid-19 Delta variant.
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is threatening democratic rule by intimidating the Supreme Court and signaling that he might cancel the 2022 election.
Survivors and families of victims of Lebanon’s Beirut Blast have called upon the United Nations Human Rights Council to investigate the port explosion, and to look into the government’s failure to protect citizens' lives.
Children are being kidnapped and killed, or recruited by armed groups in Niger’s ongoing conflict, Amnesty International reports.
The protection of fundamental rights should be a priority in Guinea following the recent overthrow of the government by military forces.
And lastly: The International Basketball Federation FIBA has released a report confirming earlier reports on sexual abuse against girls in the Mali basketball under-18 women’s team.