Nairobi, 24 February 2021 (UNEP)* –Ministers of environment and other leaders from more than 150 nations on 23 February 2021 concluded a two-day online meeting of the Fifth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) in which the Assembly warned that the world risks new pandemics if we don’t change how we safeguard nature.
26/02/2021
“There Can Be No Conversation on Climate Change without Including Forests and Deforestation” – The Green Gigaton Challenge
Photo: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino / 23 Feb 2021
24 February 2021 (UNEP)* — As environmental leaders and change makers meet virtually for the Fifth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) in February 2021, the issue of deforestation has been central to their discussions.
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26/02/2021
‘Education for All Refugee Children Is within Reach’
The principle of inclusive education, in this case, opening education up to all refugee children and their inclusion into national education systems can also lead to better services for local communities in host countries.
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26/02/2021
Millions of Yemenis Facing ‘Death Sentence’ in the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis
25 February 2021 (UN News)* — Yemen remains the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, and the situation for the millions of affected people is deteriorating, says the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
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The grim outlook for Yemen – ongoing conflict, economic collapse and major cuts in donor support for emergency aid – has been compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to a significant drop in the amount of money sent home by the Yemeni diaspora, as global work opportunities dry up.