(Washington, DC) – The Trump administration’s announced action against the International Criminal Court (ICC) escalates its efforts to thwart justice for victims of serious crimes, Human Rights Watch said on 11 June 2020.
Child labour down by 94 million since 2000, a gain now under threat.
NEW YORK/GENEVA, 12 June 2020 (ILO)* – Millions more children risk being pushed into child labour as a result of the COVID-19 crisis , which could lead to the first rise in child labour after 20 years of progress, according to a new brief from the International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF.
ROME, 12 June 2020 (FAO)* – The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) marked World Day Against Child Labour on 12 June 2020 by stressing the critical need to step up efforts to prevent a spike in child labour in agriculture due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s disruptive global impact on livelihoods, education, food and health systems.
Young cattle keeper Kuoi Malak and his sister guide their calfs in a cattle camp in Lulwuot, Yirol, South Sudan.
10 June 2020 (Wall Street International)*– In written Chinese, the word “crisis” is represented by two characters. One of these, taken alone, means “danger”. The other, by itself, means “opportunity”.
A crisis nearly always leads to great change. There is a danger that this will be a change for the worse. But there also is the opportunity to change society for the better – to reform and improve it. Both paths are present in a crisis like our present one. We must strive with all our strength to make society take the right path.
Nidhi Nagabhatla is Principal Researcher, Water Security at the UN University’s Institute for Water, Environment and Health, funded by the Government of Canada and hosted by McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada
Padma River Basin, Bangladesh Credit: Nidhi Nagabhatla
HAMILTON, Canada, Jun 8 2020 (IPS)* – Do migrants willingly choose to flee their homes, or is migration the only option available?
11 June 2020 — (UN News)* — UN chief António Guterres, has warned of an “unparalleled economic shock”, as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. So, going forward, can the private sector “build back better” to reorder the post-pandemic world, or, might the UN’s vision of a sustainable future be relegated to a low-priority aspiration?
Unsplash/Dan Freeman | A time-lapsed scene of a busy street at night in Bangkok, Thailand.
We put these questions to the CEO of one of the world’s largest conglomerates, who is working with the Organization, towards a better future. Suphachai Chearavanont is head of Thailand-based CP Group – one of the world’s largest conglomerates – and chairperson of UN Global Compact Thailand.
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Young cattle keeper Kuoi Malak and his sister guide their calfs in a cattle camp in Lulwuot, Yirol, South Sudan.
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