UNHCR , Michelle Bachelet, said an urgent action is needed to address the 'disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on racial and ethnic minorities,
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, on Tuesday said an urgent action is needed to address the “disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on racial and ethnic minorities, including people of African descent”., Ms Bachelet said the disease is exposing alarming inequalities in some countries.
For example, she said, in Brazil’s São Paulo State, “people of colour are 62 per cent more likely to die from COVID-19 than their white counterparts”. “In many other places, we expect similar patterns are occurring, but we are unable to say for sure given that data by race and ethnicity is simply not being collected or reported,” Ms Bachelet said.They range from marginalisation and discrimination, to healthcare access, economic inequality, overcrowded housing, environmental risks, limited availability of healthcare and bias in provision of care may also play a part, she said.
“These problems are mirrored to a greater or lesser degree in many other countries, where people of African descent and other racial minorities are subjected to entrenched forms of discrimination.
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