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December 13, 2020

Water futures market 'invites speculators and challenges basic human rights'

A new water futures contract allows buyers and sellers to barter a fixed price for the delivery of fixed quantity of water at a future date.
October 29, 2020

Malnutrition surges among young children in Yemen as conditions worsen

If the war does not end now, we risk losing an entire generation of Yemen’s young children, says UNICEF.
May 16, 2020

Debt standstill for distressed countries must go beyond 2020, says UN expert

A six-month debt standstill is too short for genuinely assisting debt-distressed countries in containing COVID-19, says Yuefen Li.
April 1, 2020

G20 must support poor nations to prevent millions of deaths, says Oxfam

Governments must requisition all healthcare capacity in their countries, ensuring that all facilities, private and public are directed towards fighting the virus, says Oxfam
January 30, 2020

European Investment Bank and UNICEF partner to help children

The new partnership is aimed at increasing access to quality education and reducing the impact of climate change on children.
October 3, 2019

Canada ignoring First Nation water crisis, says Human Rights Watch

There are serious and prolonged drinking water and sanitation problems for thousands of First Nations people living on reserves, says Human Rights Watch.
September 30, 2019

As dengue spreads across Central America, Red Cross scales up response

Climate change could significantly modify vector-borne diseases and their effect on human populations, making epidemics more difficult to predict and control, says the IFRC.
July 10, 2019

UN High Commissioner shocked by US detention conditions for migrants and refugees

The High Commissioner says she is deeply shocked that children are forced to sleep on the floor in overcrowded facilities, without access to adequate healthcare or food, and with poor sanitation conditions.
June 5, 2019

Demolition of Syrian homes in Lebanon 'will make at least 15,000 children homeless'

The Higher Defence council, a military body, has declared that all 'semi-permanent structures' built by Syrian refugees using materials other than timber and plastic sheeting in informal camps must be deconstructed.
May 24, 2019

UN strengthens Ebola response in Democratic Republic of the Congo

The United Nations has announced measures to strengthen its response to the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.