Source: UN Human Rights Council Country: Bangladesh, Myanmar An estimated 200,000 refugees gathered for “Genocide Day” rally in Cox’s Bazar, and called for Myanmar citizenship rights and other guarantees before they agree to return. GENEVA (16 September 2019) – UN human rights experts* have expressed serious concerns about tight new […]

Source: UN Convention to Combat Desertification Country: World Besides the LDN agreement at a major UN conference on fighting desertification, there was a landmark decision to boost global efforts to mitigate and manage the risks of crippling drought. We, the Ministers and Representatives gathered for the high-level segment at the […]

In Denmark, a star-studded Saturday night show on TV2 raised enough money to reach more than 90 percent of its goal: to plant one million trees in the fight against climate change. The public broadcaster teamed up with the Danish Society for Nature Conservation and the Growing Trees Network Foundation […]

Sep 9, 2019 In the News Africa Asia Latin America To tackle climate change we need to rethink our food system (Financial Nigeria) Health Food loss and waste Financial Nigeria republished an opinion piece co-authored by Director General Shenggen Fan on the importance of rethinking the food system when tackling […]

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said he has been offered a controlling stake in a joint energy deal by Chinese President Xi Jinping in exchange for ignoring an international arbitration in Manila’s favor on the South China Sea.