To save a million species, World Wildlife Day underscores crucial role of partnerships

To save a million species, World Wildlife Day underscores crucial role of partnerships

“One million species teeter on the brink of extinction, due to habitat destruction, fossil fuel pollution and the worsening climate crisis. We must end this war on nature,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned in his message for the Day.  The scores of species of fauna and flora under threat from human activities include some that…

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Iraq: Repatriations from notorious Syria camp ‘an example for the world’

Iraq: Repatriations from notorious Syria camp ‘an example for the world’

The UN chief was speaking to journalists following a visit to the Jeddah Rehabilitation Centre in northern Iraq, where he met returnees from the notorious Al-Hol camp, whose residents are mainly women and children under 12.  “Iraq is demonstrating with enormous commitment that responsible repatriations are possible, by finding dignified solutions anchored in the principles…

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