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Supporting teachers’ wellbeing is the first step to making sure they can give children the help they need.

By Jabbar Al Obaidi and Laura McAlinden

updated: Mar 04 2021, 18:51 ist If everything goes as planned over the year, the Kuno-Palpur National Park in Madhya Pradesh could become the country’s first-ever cheetah sanctuary. As it awaits the arrival of six to eight cheetahs from Namibia, the authorities are gearing up for the welcome. Although the plan of bringing cheetahs to India was in the works for more than a decade, it came close to a realisation after the Supreme Court’s nod in January 2020. The now-6,800 km 2 expanse of the ...

An update on Save the Children UKs anti-racism commitments When we published our Statement of Solidarity in June 2020 we committed to providing quarterly public updates on our progress and mistakes, to supplement the monthly internal updates we give our staff. This is the latest update and first for 2021. Some examples of progress made include: We have audited and updated our website in the first phase of a piece of work aimed at making sure we remove white saviourism and the white gaze from ou...

Met dank overgenomen van Europese Commissie (EC), gepubliceerd op vrijdag 5 februari 2021. The EU actively participates in international efforts to promote the elimination of female genital mutilation (FGM). Discussion on the elimination of FGM is included in human rights and political dialogues with partner countries and regional organisations, and in regular dialogues and consultation meetings with civil society and human rights organisations. To support the political and advocacy efforts, th...

Monitoring and Evaluation Job in Germany about Coordination and Protection and Human Rights, requiring 0-2 years of experience, from TI; closing on 31 Jan 2021

Calling for Fair Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines to Avoid Gender Setback Format Failing to distribute safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines to low and middle-income countries could lead to a profound setback to girls’ and women’s rights. Governments should act to make sure all countries can deliver effective immunisation programmes, which are widely seen as key to systematically lifting lockdowns and kickstarting economic activity. Research by Plan International has found that girls and yo...