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Rights Watchdog Calls for India to Drop Charges Against Peaceful Protesters

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for Indian authorities to immediately dismiss all politically motivated charges against those peacefully protesting discriminatory citizenship policies and release them immediately, according to a Monday news release.

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Iraq: UN probe into ISIL atrocities making ‘real progress’, Security Council hears

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Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, and Special Adviser and Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to promote accountability for crimes committed by Da’esh/ISIL in Iraq, Karim Khan speak to Baba Sheikh, Yazidi Supreme Spiritual Leader.

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COVID-19 highlights ‘life and death’ stakes for greater digital cooperation

Managing the digital divide better, has become “a matter of life and death” for people unable to access essential healthcare information during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN chief has told a virtual high-level meeting on rapid technological change.

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COVID-19 may push millions more children into child labour – ILO and UNICEF

Child labour down by 94 million since 2000, a gain now under threat

Millions more children risk being pushed into child labour as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, which could lead to the first rise in child labour after 20 years of progress, according to a new brief from the International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF.

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Throughout COVID-19 recovery, 'plummeting’ clean energy costs can help climate action

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A camel stand in a windmill park on the outskirt of Nouakchott, Mauritania.

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New UNICEF, NBIM guidance to help businesses prioritize child rights in global supply chains

As the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic threatens livelihoods across the globe, newly released guidance supports companies to improve their impact on children in the garment and footwear supply chain

A new guidance released on June 10, 2020 by UNICEF and Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) will help clothing and footwear companies better address children’s rights in their global supply chains.

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World Environment Day: COVID-19 crisis demands fundamental rethink

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A man in Kenya shops for produce as the coronavirus pandemic brings into focus the interdependence between humanity and biodiversity.

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Protect the environment, prevent pandemics, ‘nature is sending us a clear message’

On this year’s World Environment Day, celebrated on June 5, the UN is drawing links between the health of the planet, and human health, and highlighting the importance of protecting biodiversity, the system that supports life.

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Message from UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore to staff

“For over 70 years, in communities around the world, UNICEF has stood up for the right that every child has to equality, health, education, opportunity, safety and dignity.

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UN chief underlines need to protect refugees and migrants in COVID-19 pandemic

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Refugees and migrants gather at the Pazarkule border crossing near Edirne, Turkey, hoping to travel into Greece.