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The continued degradation of the environment is increasing the likelihood of diseases spreading from animals to humans, warns a UN report on biodiversity, released on Tuesday.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has upended a world embroiled in chaos, unleashing catastrophic health, social and economic consequences along with irreparable harm to humanity, according to UN-backed report published on Monday.
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By Linda Bordoni Tension is high on the Greek island of Lesbos with thousands of migrants sleeping rough after last week's refugee centre fires and local residents worried about coronavirus…
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The Standard for Sustainable Rice Cultivation developed by the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) was launched on September 14. The label will help shoppers reduce their environmental impact by identifying rice…
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A month after the Beirut Port explosion, life remains uncertain for thousands of women and girls. Among the displaced are an estimated 84,000 women and girls of reproductive age.
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By Nathan Morley Several large fires razed Moria last week leaving 13,000 men, women and children without shelter. In response, the former inmates of Europe’s largest refugee camp have made…
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A proposed new anti-terrorism law in Switzerland could set a dangerous precedent for the suppression of political dissent worldwide, a group of five independent UN human rights experts warned on…
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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis, MEPs will take stock of the von der Leyen Commission’s achievements to date.Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP
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Asia Bibi, who spent a decade on death row in Pakistan after being falsely accused of blasphemy, has urged the country's prime minister to campaign for the release of Christian…
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“The spirit of South-South cooperation and global solidarity”, is alive and well across the hemisphere as the word grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, said the UN chief in a message…
