The ‘Durban Call to Action’ includes strong commitments on action against child labour while raising concerns that existing progress has slowed and is now threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic, armed conflict, as well as food, environmental and humanitar...
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Countries Move to Protect Domestic Food Security as Global Prices SoarLena SimetSenior Researcher and Advocate, Poverty and InequalitySarah SaadounSenior Researcher, Business and Human RightsThe past week has been another reminder of the urgent need to...
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The World Bank today announced actions it plans to take as part of a comprehensive, global response to the ongoing food security crisis, with up to $30 billion in existing and new projects in areas such as agriculture, nutrition, social protection, wat...
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Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the opening ceremony of the Africa Trade and Investment Forum of the Africities Summit in Kisumu, Kenya, today:Honourable Ministers and Mayors, dear participants,I a...
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As 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region teeter on the edge of severe hunger over the next three months, the UN released on Friday an additional $30 million from its emergency humanitarian fund, to boost the humanitarian response across four count...
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