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

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...

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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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