Blanch Marie Ancla

Jan 21, 2025 | verafiles.org | Blanch Marie Ancla

Social media posts bearing false information on China’s public health circulated early January, following reports there of a surge in respiratory infections caused by the virus called the human metapneumovirus (HMPV). Dr. Margaret Harris, spokesperson of the World Health Organization (WHO), clarified that HMPV is not a cause for alarm as it is expected that countries in the northern hemisphere experience a month-on-month increase in acute respiratory infections during winter.

Jun 7, 2023 | verafiles.org | Blanch Marie Ancla

Forty-eight civil society organizations have petitioned the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to consider grassroots consultations with civil society groups as it formulates its guidelines for digital platforms. The petitioners, attendees of EngageMedia’s Digital Rights Asia Pacific (DRAPAC) Assembly in Chiang Mai, Thailand, held from May 22 to 26, particularly underscored the need for dialogue with those in authoritarian regimes.