24 July 2020 (UNHCR)* — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling today [24 July 2020] on States to urgently release refugees and asylum-seekers who are being unlawfully and arbitrarily held in detention. States must act to ensure their actions are in line with international law and that amidst the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, vulnerable refugees are not being placed at heightened, unnecessary risk. | Español | Français | عربي
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UNICEF is teaming up with the Marley family, Tuff Gong International and Amplified Music to reimagine the iconic song One Love – bringing people together to help children and their families recover from the impacts of COVID-19 and build a better world.
On Monday [20 July] and Tuesday [21 July] this week alone, the satellite images registered 146 new fires, affecting 7,000 hectares.
The municipality of Corumbá, located on the border between the state of Mato Grosso do Sul and Bolivia, is the most damaged. | Photo: AFP
24 July 2020 (teleSUR)* — During the first half of 2020, the fires in Pantanal, the world’s most extensive tropical wetlands, reached the highest number ever, according to a report by the National Institute for Space Research (INPE).
(UN News)* — Girls and boys in northeast Nigeria are continuing to endure brutal abuse at the hands of Boko Haram, and are also being deeply affected by military operations taking place to counter the terrorist group, despite noteworthy efforts, according the UN chief’s latest report on children and armed conflict.
UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson VII | 15 year-old Dada and her daughter Hussaina at home in a host community shelter in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. Dada was 12 years old when Boko Haram took her and an older sister.
One year has passed since the world was shocked by the images of the fires blazing across the Amazon in Brazil. But since then, the forest hasn’t stopped burning —and 2020 could be even more devastating for the rainforest and the Indigenous Peoples who call it home.
24 July 2020 (WMO)* — Exceptional and prolonged heat in Siberia has fuelled devastating Arctic fires. At the same time, rapidly decreasing sea ice coverage has been reported along the Russian Arctic coast.
UNITED NATIONS, New York/ KATETE, Zambia/ OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, 20 July 2020 (UNFPA)* — “As a female traditional leader, my aim is to be a role model within my chiefdom. I want to ensure that we collectively challenge social and traditional norms and practices that negatively affect our women and girls,” said Kawaza, chieftainess of the Chewa people.
A new publication offers a framework for changing discriminatory norms.
NEW YORK, Jul 21 2020 (IPS)* – The world is in the midst of the Great Migration Clash, a bitter struggle between those who “want out” of their countries and those who want others to “keep out” of their countries. More than a billion people would like to move permanently to another country and no less than a billion people say fewer or no immigrants should be allowed to move into their countries.
Credit: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNOHCR).
23 July 2020 (UN Environment)* — UN Environment Programme has created immersive digital experiences for its #WildforLife campaign. These four ecosystem-based “journeys” show the magic of interconnected natural systems and inspire people to take action to protect these distinct ecosystems.
The first is Marine Journey. This aquatic adventure informs and inspires people to conserve coral reef, seagrass and mangrove ecosystems.
The upcoming digital journeys include savannahs, forests and peatlands.
Mangrove forests are among the most powerful nature-based solutions to climate change, but with 67 percent of mangroves lost or degraded to date, and an additional 1.0 percent being lost each year, they are at a risk of being destroyed altogether.
Without mangroves, 39 percent more people would be flooded annually and flood damage would increase by more than 16 percent and US $82 billion.
HUMAN WRONGS WATCH 