21 March

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OPINIONISTA: Thoughts about 21 March 1960 – did the heroes of ... (Daily Maverick)

As we visit the graves in Sharpeville as an annual pilgrimage on 21 March 2023, Humans Rights Day, the question is how far are we from achieving the dreams ...

In memory of the Heroes of Sharpeville, let us have the courage to stand up for ourselves. It is the education for a failed state, open for takeover by the powerful in the world. It is a right that the heroes of Sharpeville died for. The exclusion of allowing the citizens of South Africa the right to directly elect their Members of Parliament for themselves is the fundamental flaw, creating a “State of Disaster” in this “state of corruption”, as a result. The rich and the ANC elite – which includes ministers, directors-general and tenderpreneurs – take their children to private schools, getting what is equal to the best education in the world. The current parliamentary electoral law as it has been since 1993 does not allow the citizens to directly elect their Members of Parliament by name, where they live.

Epidemic and emerging disease alerts in the Pacific as of 21 March ... (ReliefWeb)

Map in English on World and 22 other countries about Health and Epidemic; published on 21 Mar 2023 by SPC.

Solomon Islands: As of 19 March 2023, a total of 25,878 COVID-19 cases and 199 deaths were reported by the Solomon Islands Government. Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas (CNMI): As of 11 March 2023, a total of 13,721 COVID-19 cases and **42 **deaths were reported by CNMI. No further individuals exhibiting symptoms were identified through active surveillance and contact tracing.– Source: Personal communication with country official on the 21 March 2023. – Source: Weekly Epidemiological update: COVID-19 in Vanuatu, (13 to 19 February 2023). – Source: RMI Communicable Disease Weekly Report – Ministry of Health and Human Services. As of 17 March 2023, a total of 86,601 laboratory confirmed cases and 1,265 probable cases, including 112 deaths, have been reported to WHO. – Source: COVID-19 Surveillance Summary & Situation Report 20 March 2023. – Source: FSM Surveillance (Report WK 11; Mar 06 – Mar 12, 2023). - Fiji: On 16 March 2023, the Ministry of Health and Medical Services released a public advisory for Influenza and Acute Respiratory Illness. - Vanuatu: As of 16 March 2023, 32 cases of Leptospirosis and one death have been reported by the Ministry of Health since the start of the year, exacerbated by the two tropical cyclones in March. In Chuuk state the total number of ILI was 55 and 75 in Pohnpei state. – Source: Leptospirosis in Vanuatu – Situation update 01 (report Date: 17 March 2023; Covering Period from the 2nd January to 16 March 2023).

Old Sharpeville apartheid police station is a place of hope (SAPeople News)

The Sharpeville Massacre of 1960, in which 69 people died, is commemorated on Human Rights Day. The township, 75 kilometres south of Johannesburg, has potholed ...

Seeiso and Zwane streets are among the few tarred roads in the township. Trees line the edge of Phelindaba Cemetery, where the massacre dead are buried in a row. The small exhibition, which Rabohlale said has remained unchanged since she started working there, consists of pictures of the march and of the people who were killed. When GroundUp visited, workers were sweeping leaves and trimming trees outside the Exhibition Centre and cutting grass at the Phelindaba Cemetery, where the 69 people who were shot during the massacre are buried. We give tours to schoolchildren during the year because the history is part of their syllabus. Visitors to the Exhibition Centre are greeted by an old sign with fading names of heritage sites in Sharpeville. In May 2010, the District Municipality awarded a contract of over She said Kitso would like to expand the number of courses offered and cater for older people as well as youth. Today, the old Sharpeville police station is a place of hope. Monyane Matsose, 31, completed the life skills and computer training programme last year and is now responsible for the centre’s vegetable garden. Since 2020, the Kitso Information Development Centre has been housed here, offering computer courses and life skills courses to the community. The computer courses are accredited by the Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority (MICT SETA)

UNHCR Update Libya (21 March 2023) [EN/AR] - Libya (ReliefWeb)

Situation Report in Arabic on Libya and 1 other country about Contributions, Coordination and more; published on 21 Mar 2023 by UNHCR.

As of 16 March, there were around 50 active caregivers across Tripoli, with more than 120 vulnerable asylum seekers and refugees benefitting from the programme. The tool will be used by UNHCR and partners ACTED and Norwegian Council (NRC) to systematize the data collection with an aim to analyse the information in a timely and efficient manner. Last week, nine best interest assessments and 52 protection needs assessments were conducted with children and adults to identify their protection concerns, and assess their needs, including referrals to specialized services. Last week, partner International Rescue Committee (IRC) distributed non-food items (NFIs) to 137 individuals, including 53 women and 19 children at the Community Day Centre (CDC). In the meeting, the terms of reference of the group were endorsed unanimously and it was agreed to establish a task force on IDP data, which will be a sub-group of IDDS to better coordinate data efforts and conduct further analysis of priority groups/areas. In 2022, the UN in Libya produced and launched with the Libyan Government, the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2023-2025, which also serves as UNSMIL’s Integrated Strategic Framework.

WFP Mozambique External Situation Report #7 (21 March 2023 ... (ReliefWeb)

886,400 affected people · 8 provinces affected · 347,800 ha of farmland damaged · 165 deaths reported · 173,600 houses damaged · 213 accommodation centres ...