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UN experts alarmed by sixth Palestinian child killing by Israeli forces in 2020, call for accountability

by UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights December 17, 2020December 17, 2020
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UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances registers its 1,000th urgent request to locate victims

by UN News December 17, 2020December 17, 2020
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Hundreds of global faith leaders call for ban on LGBT+ conversion therapy

by Hugo Greenhalgh, Thomson Reuters Foundation December 16, 2020December 16, 2020
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Europe fit for the Digital Age: Commission proposes new rules for digital platforms

by European Commission December 15, 2020December 15, 2020
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UN experts raise concern over charges against US indigenous leader and rights defender

by OHCHR December 15, 2020December 15, 2020
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Malnutrition Could Kill 153 Children Every Day Over the Next Two Years Because of COVID-19, Warns Save the Children

by Save the Children December 14, 2020December 14, 2020
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Water: Futures market invites speculators, challenges basic human rights – UN expert

by OHCHR December 14, 2020December 14, 2020
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The Handmaid’s Tale: making a drama out of a crisis

by UN News December 14, 2020December 14, 2020
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Campaigners warn that 9 out of 10 people in poor countries are set to miss out on COVID-19 vaccine next year

by Oxfam December 10, 2020December 10, 2020
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HRW: Urgently Waive Intellectual Property Rules for Vaccine

by Human Rights Watch December 10, 2020December 10, 2020
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Health Professionals Urged to Rise to the “Fierce Urgency” of the Climate Crisis

by Global Climate and Health Alliance December 9, 2020December 9, 2020
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UN experts: Universal Declaration of Human Rights essential for world to “recover better”

by OHCHR December 9, 2020December 9, 2020
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Iran: Nasrin Sotoudeh must be released, say UN experts

by OHCHR December 9, 2020December 9, 2020
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High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet: 2020 is a year none of us will ever forget

by UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights December 9, 2020December 9, 2020
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Hidden risks and opportunities of the EU scenarios for a 55% climate target 2030

by Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research December 9, 2020December 9, 2020
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Corruption has helped make West and Central Africa the epicentre for ivory and pangolin scale trafficking to Asia

by Environmental Investigation Agency December 8, 2020December 8, 2020
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Leading Renewable Players Urge Governments to Re-align Recovery Measures with Paris Agreement

by World Future Council December 7, 2020December 7, 2020
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New FAO report highlights the role of soil organisms in ensuring sustainable agri-food systems and mitigating climate change

by United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization December 4, 2020December 4, 2020
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Brazil: The “MinersOutCovidOut” petition calls for expulsion of 20,000 illegal miners from Yanomami Indigenous Territory

by Survival International December 2, 2020December 2, 2020
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COVID-19 drives wages down, new ILO report finds

by International Labour Organization December 2, 2020December 2, 2020

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