Opinion: Will children inherit a used-up world?
If the climate crisis worsens, COVID-19 persists and conflict continues to rage, will NGOs have the resources to protect the children?
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If the climate crisis worsens, COVID-19 persists and conflict continues to rage, will NGOs have the resources to protect the children?
Unless we take action to save humanity, our children will inherit a used-up, impoverished world ravaged by climate change and conflict.
The 90-page report, “Trading Lives for Profit: How the Shipping Industry Circumvents Regulations to Scrap Toxic Ships on Bangladesh’s Beaches” finds that Bangladeshi shipbreaking yards often take shortcuts on safety measures, dump toxic waste directly onto the beach and the surrounding environment, and deny workers living wages, rest, or compensation in case of injuries. The report reveals an entire network used by shipowners to circumvent international regulations prohibiting the export of ships to facilities like those in Bangladesh that do not have adequate environmental or labor prot...
The joint statement issued by Nepal and China in Beijing following the visit by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal institutionally strengthens China’s hand on matters relating to Tibet and Tibetans,...
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