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50 million people in modern slavery: No justification for ‘fundamental’ human rights abuse
Forced labour and marriage have increased significantly over the last five years, according to a new UN report released on Monday. The latest Global Estimates…
UNHCR: Record 100 million people forcibly displaced worldwide
The Ukraine war and other conflicts pushed the number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution over the staggering…
US Forests Provide 83 Million People With Half Their Water
Forested lands across the U.S. provide 83 million people with at least half of their water, according to a broad new study of surface water…
EU further steps up its support to the people of Belarus
The European Commission will mobilise an additional €30 million to further strengthen its support to the people of Belarus. This new funding will complement and…
WFP warns 3 million more now ‘teetering on the edge of famine’
’The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Monday that the number of people teetering on the edge of famine in 43 countries, has risen…
UN chief: Desertification and drought destabilizing well-being of 3.2 billion people
Land degradation from climate change and the expansion of agriculture, cities and infrastructure “undermines the well-being of 3.2 billion people”, the UN chief said on…
‘If you don’t feed people, you feed conflict’, UN chief tells Security Council
Five years of conflict In Yemen has displaced 4 million people and left many facing death as widespread hunger stalks the nation. Conflict drives hunger,…
People, planet on ‘collision course’, warns UN Development Programme
Countries must redesign their development pathways to reduce damage to the environment and the natural world, or risk stalling progress for humanity overall, the United…
Harness ‘transformative potential’ of urbanization for people and planet
Commemorating World Habitat Day, top UN officials on Monday called for urgent action to provide low-income families and vulnerable populations more secure affordable housing and…
Poll: A third of young people want more climate education at school
Almost a third of young people want sustainability and climate change to be covered in more detail at school, a UK survey of 7-17 year…
’Watershed moment’: Corporate America looks to hire more Black people
U.S. companies are showing a surge of interest in hiring Black employees, a trend linked to the Black Lives Matter movement that raises questions of…
Retirement in Europe: Younger people could be working into their 70s
Younger generations in Europe could be working into their seventies as most European countries look set to increase the retirement age over the next decade,…
U.S. court blocks ban on trans people changing sex on birth certificates
A federal court in the U.S. state of Idaho has overturned a state-wide ban that stopped transgender people from changing the sex on their birth…
World’s poorest being pushed ‘closer to the abyss’ of famine, warns WFP chief
Hunger threatens to soar to devastating levels in 25 countries in the coming months due to the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the World…
Nearly one billion people scared of losing homes or land, poll finds
Almost one billion people around the world fear losing their homes or land within five years, with owners and tenants in Burkina Faso and the…
Europe’s Roma people ’left behind’ during coronavirus pandemic
Roma people are Europe’s largest ethnic minority but many of them are subjected to discrimination and social exclusion. There are 12 million in Europe and…
One million people displaced in DR Congo in 6 months
The UNHCR recorded events of killing, mutilation, sexual violence and looting in DR Congo in the last eight weeks. The African nation has one of…
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