Reports and Indices Current Affairs MCQs

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The United Nations Human rights chief released a report on Racial Justice and Inequality and submitted to the UN Human Rights Council.
As per the report, racism against people of African descent still remains systemic in many parts of the world. The report highlighted 190 deaths of Africans and people of African descent globally at the hands of law enforcement officials.

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Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2020 has been launched by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a UN body.
India has entered the top-10 list for the first time. It has moved up 37 places to be placed in the 10th best country in the world on key cyber-safety parameters. The US topped the index, followed by the UK and Saudi Arabia at the second position, and Estonia at third in the index.

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The Trafficking in Persons report is an annual study released by the U.S. State Department. The report was released for this year recently.
As per the report, the pandemic caused an increase in vulnerability to human trafficking and damaged existing anti-traffic efforts. The U.S. has also determined that governments of twelve countries, including China, had a policy of trafficking in the reporting period.

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UNICEF has recently released a report titled ‘Suffering in Silence’, to highlight the plight of Niger during Covid-19. As per the report, more than 2.1 million children need humanitarian help in the country.
In 2021, 3.8 million people will need humanitarian assistance in Niger. In addition to the armed conflict, displacement, floods, diseases and malnutrition, Niger has also been affected by the impacts of Covid-19 recently.

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World Health Organisation (WHO) released two new companion reports, for new recommendations on human genome editing.
It establishes human genome editing as a tool for public health with an emphasis on safety, effectiveness and ethics. The benefits of human genome editing include faster and accurate diagnosis, targeted treatments and prevention of genetic disorders.

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The Oxfam International recently released a report titled ‘Inequality Report 2021: India’s Unequal Healthcare Story’.
As per the report, the states attempting to reduce existing inequalities between the general category and SC and ST populations had lower confirmed cases of Covid-19, such as Telangana, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan. Also, states that have had higher GDP expenditure on health, such as Assam, Bihar and Goa, have higher recovery rates of Covid cases.

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The Quality of Life (QoL) survey, based on a WHO questionnaire and additional tools, was conducted between May and June 2021 among Indian adults in several cities. It marks the launch of fifth year of Protein Week.
As per the survey, nearly 46.2 per cent of adults in India lead a poor quality of life. While Kolkata recorded the highest percentage of adults (65 per cent) with poor QoL score, Mumbai topped the list with high score. The Protein Week is celebrated annually between July 24-30, by Danone India in collaboration with CII.

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released an update to the World Economic Outlook (WEO) for the month of July 2021, under the title “Fault Lines widen in the Global Recovery”.
As per the WEO update, the global economy is projected to grow 6.0 percent in 2021 and 4.9 percent in 2022. IMF also downgraded India’s Growth Projection to 9.5% from 12.5% for 2021-22.

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“The State of the World’s Children” is a flagship report published by UNICEF. It has recently published the report for the year 2021, in which it has stressed on mental health of children.
The report has called for “commitment, communication and action” to promote good mental health among children and also to provide care for children facing the greatest challenges.