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First Person: Telling the tragic story of mercury poisoning in Japan
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First Person: Telling the tragic story of mercury poisoning in Japan

Masami Ogata is a survivor of Minamata Disease, a debilitating illness caused by industrial mercury poisoning, which originated in the Japanese town of the same name in the 1950s. As…

30 October 2021 · 4 min read

World Heritage forests releasing more carbon than they absorb: UNESCO 
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World Heritage forests releasing more carbon than they absorb: UNESCO 

Forests in at least 10 World Heritage sites have become net sources of carbon, due to pressure from human activity and climate change, according to a new report released on…

28 October 2021 · 4 min read

‘Vague’ net zero promises not enough: planet still on track for catastrophic heating, UN report warns
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‘Vague’ net zero promises not enough: planet still on track for catastrophic heating, UN report warns

New and updated commitments made ahead of the pivotal climate conference COP26 in the past months are a positive step forward, but the world remains on track for a dangerous…

27 October 2021 · 5 min read

Women under fire in Belarus, activists tortured and exiled – UN expert
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Women under fire in Belarus, activists tortured and exiled – UN expert

While women in Belarus overall are being denied rights and freedoms, female political activists are subjected to enforced disappearances, torture, ill-treatment and exile, an independent UN human rights expert told…

26 October 2021 · 3 min read

Middle East Green Initiative: ‘pathbreaking work’ to protect the planet
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Middle East Green Initiative: ‘pathbreaking work’ to protect the planet

The Middle East Green Initiative launch in Saudi Arabia on Monday was hailed by the UN’s deputy chief as a valuable commitment and strategic vision, to transition regional economies away…

25 October 2021 · 4 min read

Conditions worsen for stranded migrants along Belarus-EU border 
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Conditions worsen for stranded migrants along Belarus-EU border 

At least eight people have died along the border between Belarus and the European Union, where multiple groups of asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants have been stranded for weeks in increasingly dire conditions. The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, appealed for…

22 October 2021 · 3 min read

Portuguese beaches lead the way during UN, EU clean-up campaign 
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Portuguese beaches lead the way during UN, EU clean-up campaign 

In recent months, some 260 different clean-up operations have been undertaken across, aimed at protecting life under the sea, with the UN and European Union’s #EUBeachCleanUp campaign, managing to remove…

15 October 2021 · 3 min read

Recent Kosovo-Serbia tensions could ‘unravel steady but fragile progress’ 
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Recent Kosovo-Serbia tensions could ‘unravel steady but fragile progress’ 

Tensions over vehicle licence plates and anti-smuggling operations, between authorities in Kosovo and Serbia, in recent weeks, may contribute to unravelling “steady but fragile progress made in rebuilding trust among communities” in Kosovo and Serbia.  

15 October 2021 · 3 min read

With clock ticking, sustainable transport key to Global Goals
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With clock ticking, sustainable transport key to Global Goals

From electric cars and buses to zero-carbon producing energy sources, new and emerging technologies along with innovative policy changes, are critical for combating climate change. But to be effective, they…

12 October 2021 · 3 min read