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Spain violated inclusive education right of child with disabilities, independent committee finds
21 September 2020
Spain violated the right to inclusive education of a child with disabilities, an independent UN human rights committee has found, calling on the country to end any educational segregation of students with disabilities in both special education and mainstream schools.
The case, concerning Rubén, a child with Down syndrome, was brought before the Committee on…
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Fighting drug trafficking in the Golden Triangle: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
20 September 2020
Drug trafficking has long been a problem in the Golden Triangle, the region where Thailand’s Chiang Rai province meets Myanmar and Laos. In this blog, Gita Sabharwal, UN Resident Coordinator in Thailand, and Jeremy Douglas, who represents the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, explain how the United Nations and the Thai government are working…
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Survival of wildlife reserves under threat in Namibia
19 September 2020
After six months of lockdown, the Namibian government ended travel restrictions and curfews on Friday, in light of a drop in new COVID-19 cases. But Namibia’s economy, which depends heavily on wildlife tourism, has taken a major hit during the period, and the future of the country’s wildlife reserves, otherwise known as conservancies, is far from certain.
When radio host Tashia Kalondo visited a…
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Uncertain future for migrant workers, in a post-pandemic world
19 September 2020
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.
Gary Ryhhart, Senior Specialist on Employers' Activities,…
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COVID-19 illustrates ‘woefully under prepared’ world – UN health chief
18 September 2020
Despite efforts to break the global cycle of panic and neglect seen throughout multiple disease outbreaks, the UN health agency chief said on Friday that the new coronavirus has shown that the world was “woefully under prepared”.
Although the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank set up the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) two years ago to break the cycle, WHO…
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UN and partners promote sport as a tool to prevent violent extremism
18 September 2020
Ambassadors, senior UN officials, representatives of global sports organizations, and managers of some of the world’s top athletes met virtually on Friday to underline the role that sport can play in combating violent extremism and radicalization.
Sport is synonymous with values such as tolerance, respect and team work, and aligns with the UN’s founding goal of creating a better world…
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‘Substantive’ talks on new constitution bring hope of forging path out of Syria’s near decade-long conflict
18 September 2020
While deep distrust persists among warring parties in Syria, a “faint but real ray of hope” emerged with the convening in Geneva of the Constitutional Committee after a nine-month hiatus, the top UN envoy helping chart a path out of the near decade-long conflict, told the Security Council on Friday.
Geir O. Pedersen, Special Envoy for Syria, said…
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FROM THE FIELD: Love in the time of COVID
18 September 2020
A young couple who hail from very different backgrounds, has demonstrated that even during a global pandemic, true love always finds a way.
American Faith Blanchard, met South Sudanese refugee and World Food Programme volunteer, Seme Ludanga, while she was working at a camp for displaced people in Uganda two years ago.
In July this year they tied the knot at a physically distanced ceremony in the East African…
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Belarus crisis under the spotlight at Human Rights Council
18 September 2020
The Belarus Government should end “violent crackdowns” and “increasing repression” against protesters who are still contesting the result of last month's Presidential elections, UN deputy rights chief Nada Al Nashif told the Human Rights Council on Friday.
At the end of a memorable day of back-and-forth discussions between the Council President and delegations - featuring more than a dozen points…
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Sustainable Development goals are ‘the future’ Malala tells major UN event, urging countries to get on track
18 September 2020
The Global Goals represent the future for millions of girls who want education, women who fight for equality, and youth fighting for clean air, UN Messenger of Peace Malala Yousafzai said on Friday, at a side event of the General Assembly, challenging Member States, “when are you planning to do the work”?
“When I last spoke here, I was just about…
