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Archive for September 20th, 2020

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20/09/2020

Why Are Indonesian Fishing Crews Dying?

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By Afdillah*

17 September 2020 (Greenpeace International)* —  The footage is slightly shaky, but what you see is as bright and clear as on the day it took place. On a large ship deck lies a coffin, wrapped in an orange bag being blessed with incense. After a short prayer, the coffin is pushed off deck and sinks into the deep ocean.

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20/09/2020

Uncertain Future for Migrant Workers, in a Post-Pandemic World

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19 September 2020 (UN News)* — The COVID-19 pandemic has largely put a freeze on migration. But will the movement of people recover once the current crisis is over? In an interview with UN News, Gary Rynhart, a senior official at the UN labour agency, ILO, explains why a return to “normal” is unlikely, and migrants will probably face a very different job market.
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IOM/Benjamin Suomela | Burmese migrant worker in Bangkok, Thailand.
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20/09/2020

Critical Underfunding Exacerbated by COVID-19 Pushing Millions of Displaced People to the Edge

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18 September 2020  (UNHCR)* — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has warned that millions of displaced people in need of protection and assistance, and their host communities, are feeling the pinch of massive underfunding, as the COVID-19 crisis continues to increase humanitarian needs globally. |  Español   |  Français   |  عربي

Central African Republic. Life inside PK3 site for Internally Displaced PersonsA family eats breakfast at the PK3 site for Internally Displaced People in Bria, Central African Republic, May 2019.  © UNHCR/Adrienne Surprenant

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20/09/2020

After 75 Years, UN Claims 50:50 Gender Parity, But Falls Short of Its Ultimate Goals

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By Thalif Deen*

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 18 2020 (IPS)* – When the United Nations was dominated by men, holding some of the highest positions in the staff hierarchy, women staffers were overwhelmingly administrative secretaries seen pounding on their Remington typewriters seated outside their bosses’ enclosed offices.

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While women have come a long way since the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action nearly 25 years ago, they still lag behind on virtually every Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). Credit: UN Women, India

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20/09/2020

Brazil: Indigenous People Demand Land Demarcation Against COVID

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During the pandemic, several communities entered lockdown to avoid bringing in the virus.

Members of the Kayapos ethnic group block the B3-163 highway as a protest against the scarce health resources assigned to them, against the Ferrogrão railroad, in Novo Progresso, Pará. August, 2020.

Members of the Kayapos ethnic group block the B3-163 highway as a protest against the scarce health resources assigned to them, against the Ferrogrão railroad, in Novo Progresso, Pará. August, 2020. | Photo: EFE

18 September 2020 (teleSUR)* — Brazil Indigenous Missionary Council (Cimi) said on Friday that the lack of demarcation of Indigenous territory promotes an increase of COVID-19 cases among native communities.

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20/09/2020

“My Land Is My Life”

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Promoting equal access to land and livelihoods in Lebanon

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Afaf Qaddouh has taken advantage of an FAO project in Lebanon designed to make land more productive and improve land management practices. ©FAO/Ralph Azar

18 September 2020 (FAO)* — Afaf Qaddouh had assisted her father in working their land in Zawtar El Sharkiyeh in the South of Lebanon ever since she was a little girl. When he passed away, it became hers. She didn’t know then how important this land would become to her.

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20/09/2020

Run for Their Lives: Free App Challenges Users to Outrun a Pangolin, Tiger and Elephant in Clarion Call for Conservation

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Nairobi, 17 September 2020 (UN Environment)* – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and adidas Runtastic are again teaming up with Internet of Elephants and other conservation organizations to challenge runners to outrun iconic endangered individual wild animals in a bid to rally support for biodiversity protection worldwide.

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