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October 21, 2020

Domestic workers in Qatar suffer extreme overwork and abuse

The system continues to allow employers to treat domestic workers not as human beings but as possessions, says Amnesty.
October 20, 2020

UNICEF to stockpile over half a billion syringes to prepare for COVID-19 vaccinations

Vaccinating the world against COVID-19 will be one of the largest mass undertakings in human history, says Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director.
October 19, 2020

Targeting civilian infrastructure in Syria 'may be crimes against humanity'

Attacks on civilian infrastructure were apparent war crimes and may amount to crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch says in a new report.
October 18, 2020

UN report shows financial institutions how to shift to more sustainable circular economies

Financiers can and must make the shift to circularity, ensuring the businesses they invest in make more efficient use of resources and minimise waste, pollution and carbon emissions, says the UN Environment Programme’s Finance Initiative.
October 17, 2020

Solidarity Therapeutics Trial produces COVID-19 drugs evidence in record time

The progress achieved by the Solidarity Therapeutics Trial shows that large international trials are possible, even during a pandemic, and offer the promise of quickly and reliably answering critical public health questions concerning therapeutics.
October 16, 2020

Banks and hedge funds 'draining poorer countries of funds during pandemic'

The most impoverished people in developing countries are being punished for the reckless behaviour of the world’s richest banks, say campaigners.
October 15, 2020

Shackling of people with mental health conditions 'common' worldwide, says new report

Shackling people with mental health conditions is a widespread brutal practice that is an open secret in many communities, Human Rights Watch says in a new report.
October 14, 2020

Appeals Court rules Trump's border wall illegal and blocks further construction

Construction of the border wall has desecrated tribal lands, levelled wildlife preservations, and destroyed border communities, says the ACLU.
October 13, 2020

Cancel developing country debt by using IMF gold reserves, say campaigners

Since the start of 2020, the IMF’s gold reserves have increased in value by $38 billion.
October 12, 2020

UNEP and Parliament of the World’s Religions launch book to catalyse climate action

The book contains a diverse range of faith teachings on the protection of the environment, coupled with scientific findings.

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The most impoverished people in developing countries are being punished for the reckless behaviour of the world’s richest banks, say campaigners.

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