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Forced Labour Tainted Cotton: from Turkmenistan via Turkey

Does your business source cotton products from Turkey? Or maybe you have been buying clothes with ‘Made in Turkey’ tag? I have bad news for you: you may be inadvertently supporting a massive scale system of forced labour.

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Venezuelans brave torrential border river, face exploitation, abuse – UN urges greater protection

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In a situation of human mobility, hundreds of Venezuelans wait in line at the Rumichaca...

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Islamic Development Bank and UNICEF to establish a Global Muslim Philanthropy Fund for Children

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and UNICEF signed a communique to announce their intent to develop a Global Muslim Philanthropy Fund for Children on April 03, 2019.

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UN chief pays tribute to Egypt’s role in avoiding ‘dramatic’ escalation in conflict across the Gaza-Israel border

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with Egypt’s FM Sameh Shoukry in Cairo, as part of...

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