The United Nations Department of Global Communications (DGC) promotes global awareness and United Nations paintings through its networked paintings of United Nations Information Centres (UNICs) around the world. The United Nations Information Centre in Rio de Janeiro is gaining a local audience in Brazil.
“You see, we don’t make these pictures to make ourselves feel better. This kind of traditional perception of what a benefactor is. We make these pictures because we are completely convinced that it is not necessary, in today’s world, for so many other people to revel in discomfort, for so many other people to enjoy hardship, for so many other people to see their lives and livelihoods at risk. “
Dr. David Nabarro has committed his life to global health. After a long career that has taken him from the horrors of the Iraq war to the devastating consequences of the Indian Ocean tsunami, he still feels compelled to act on the huge inequalities in the world. medical attention.
“What helps me stay up at night are the endemic inequalities in our world. . . We see a lot of unnecessary suffering. “
The Manguinhos Ballet, named after its favela in Rio de Janeiro, is back on level after a long absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has 250 young people and adolescents from the favela as interpreters. The organization of the ballet provides social assistance in a network where poverty, hunger and teenage pregnancies are constant problems.
The pandemic has tested many other people, and journalists are no exception. The coronavirus has not only waged war on the lives and well-being of others, but has also spawned countless clinical deceptions and lies.