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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...

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Yemen: ‘Hanging on by a thread’, UN chief requests funding to meet staggering humanitarian crisis

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A displaced family in Marib, Yemen, carries a winter aid package back to their shelter.

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