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12 March 2020 (UN Environment)* — On 26 July 2019, 22-year-old Sam Bencheghib asked the crowd of friends, supporters and media gathered around him, to take two deep breaths as a reminder of the importance that the oceans have in giving life.
(UN News)* — UN agencies have underscored their commitment to continue supporting civilians affected by the war in Syria, which this month enters its tenth year. The Secretary-General issued a statement on Thursday [12 March 2020], declaring that “we cannot allow the tenth year to result in the same carnage, the same flouting of human rights and international humanitarian law.”
(UN News)* — The coronavirus outbreak may have forced millions around the world already into “social distancing”, keeping a metre apart to prevent its spread, but it will not stop them from uniting to combat racism, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights declared in Geneva on Friday [13 March 2020].
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