Month: August 2017
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How can we change behavior to protect the planet? This nonprofit has an idea
After refining its own methodology to leverage behavior change for conservation, Rare is launching a new initiative to help other organizations do…
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Justice vital to help Iraqi victims of ISIL’s sexual violence rebuild lives – UN report
The Iraqi Government must ensure that the thousands of women and girls who survived sexual violence by the Islamic State…
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Worldwide remembrance of the slave trade ‘a tribute to every victim’ – senior UNESCO official
While the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is a tribute to every victim…
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Top 3 takeaways from the Global Hunger Index
By Christin Roby* Eliminating hunger in Africa by 2030 will prove impossible without substantial reforms, according to a recent report. Progress…
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UN labour agency launches global panel to address rapid transformations in the world of work
The United Nations labour agency has launched a high-level international body that will chart the course towards a future of…
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UN rights experts warn new EU policy on boat rescues will cause more people to drown
The European Union’s new policy on Mediterranean Sea rescues threatens life and breaches international standards, two United Nations independent human…
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Fighting famine: ‘Unprecedented crisis’ putting 20 million people at risk, warns UN agency
Twenty million people risk dying of hunger in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and the north-east of Nigeria, including 1.4 million…
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Marking World Humanitarian Day, UN urges protection for civilians in armed conflict
Civilians in conflict are not a target, top United Nations officials yesterday stressed at a special event marking World Humanitarian…
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Yemen’s ‘man-made catastrophe’ is ravaging country, senior UN officials tell Security Council
Warning about escalating suffering in Yemen’s man-made catastrophe, senior United Nations officials addressed the Security Council, calling on the international…
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On anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing, UN chief calls for intensified effort on nuclear disarmament
With the presence of some 15,000 nuclear weapons on earth, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today urged all States to intensify their…
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