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January 2, 2021

Netherlands violated child’s right to acquire a nationality, UN Committee finds

The decision relates to Denny, whose mother was trafficked to the Netherlands when she was 15 and forced into prostitution.
December 28, 2020

UNHCR welcomes new asylum law in Chad

The law ensures refugees and asylum-seekers fundamental protections, including freedom of movement, the right to work and access to healthcare, education and justice.
December 15, 2020

Fishing area around Hope Bay in Antarctic becomes ocean sanctuary

The closure is supported by the largest krill fishing companies and will secure the year-round protection of the largest Adélie penguin colony in the region.
November 4, 2020

National Care Forum urges government to enable visits to care homes

Locking down care homes in March was an emergency response to a virus about which little was known, but more is now understood about the risks of transmission and measures are in place to keep people safe, says the National Care Forum.
April 19, 2020

Quakers furlough staff to protect jobs and services

Britain Yearly Meeting, the national organisation of Quakers in Britain, has furloughed a significant number of staff in response to the Coronavirus pandemic.
April 16, 2020

Call for urgent government action to keep babies and young children safe

In some areas, staff who would normally safeguard babies have been redeployed to repsond to the COVID-19 crisis.
April 16, 2020

UN chief warns of ‘dangerous epidemic of misinformation’ during COVID-19 pandemic

As the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic and people are searching for clear facts and answers to questions, that could help save countless lives, “a dangerous epidemic of misinformation” is also spreading.
February 7, 2020

US$675m needed for new coronavirus preparedness and response plan

Urgent support is needed to protect vulnerable countries from the outbreak, says the World Health Organisation.
February 5, 2020

Multi-agency report on children sexually abused within the family

Children sexually abused by family members are going unseen and unheard in too many cases, while abusers evade justice, according to a new report.
December 10, 2019

Six-fold increase in estimated number of children displaced by storms in Caribbean

The primary cause of the increase was a series of catastrophic tropical cyclones or hurricanes which hit the region between 2016 and 2018 – including four Category 5 and two Category 4 storms.