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‘Landmark decision’ gives legal teeth to protect environmental defenders

TestHostEntryOctober 25, 2021June 3, 2022

by TestHostEntryOctober 25, 2021June 3, 2022

A 46-strong group of countries across the wider European region has agreed to establish a new legally binding mechanism that would protect environmental defenders, the...

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‘Big disappointment’ over lack of Syria constitution agreement

TestHostEntryOctober 25, 2021June 3, 2022

by TestHostEntryOctober 25, 2021June 3, 2022

The process of drafting a new constitution for Syria has been “a big disappointment” UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen concluded on Friday. Following the end...

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Ethiopia: UN forced to abort humanitarian aid flight into Tigray

TestHostEntryOctober 24, 2021June 3, 2022

by TestHostEntryOctober 24, 2021June 3, 2022

A UN humanitarian aid flight destined for the capital of the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, was forced to return to Addis Ababa due to...

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Celebrating the UN staffers who ‘carry hope around the globe’

TestHostEntryOctober 24, 2021June 3, 2022

by TestHostEntryOctober 24, 2021June 3, 2022

From bringing together fractured communities, to fighting child labour, and advancing climate action, the work of UN staff around the world is contributing to progress...

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UNICEF sounds alarm over abductions of women and children in Haiti

TestHostEntryOctober 23, 2021June 3, 2022

by TestHostEntryOctober 23, 2021June 3, 2022

The number of children and women abducted in Haiti until the end of August, has already surpassed last year’s total, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned this Thursday.  ...

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No safe harbour: lifting the lid on a misunderstood trafficking crime

TestHostEntryOctober 23, 2021June 3, 2022

by TestHostEntryOctober 23, 2021June 3, 2022

The crime of harbouring, in which victims of human trafficking are accommodated or forced to stay in a specific location, is not universally understood by...

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Fears grow for the lives of 5 Palestinians on hunger strike in Israeli prisons

TestHostEntryOctober 23, 2021June 3, 2022

by TestHostEntryOctober 23, 2021June 3, 2022

Israel has been urged to either release or charge five Palestinian prisoners currently on hunger strike in Israeli prisons. Grave concerns have been expressed for the lives...

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From the Field: Costa Rica points the way to a sustainable world

TestHostEntryOctober 23, 2021June 3, 2022

by TestHostEntryOctober 23, 2021June 3, 2022

Costa Rica is one of the winners of the inaugural UN-backed Earthshot Prize, in recognition of the Central American country’s efforts to reverse damage to...

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Conditions worsen for stranded migrants along Belarus-EU border

TestHostEntryOctober 23, 2021June 3, 2022

by TestHostEntryOctober 23, 2021June 3, 2022

At least eight people have died along the border between Belarus and the European Union, where multiple groups of asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants have been stranded for weeks in increasingly...

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Libyan Government plan needed to end ‘dire situation’ of asylum seekers, refugees

TestHostEntryOctober 23, 2021June 3, 2022

by TestHostEntryOctober 23, 2021June 3, 2022

The Libyan government must immediately address the dire situation of asylum-seekers and refugees, in a humane manner, consistent with international human rights law, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday. According to UNHCR,...