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Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on May 26, 2021 2021/05/26 The Paper: Recently, several US officials claimed that China's investigation on virus origin-tracing lacked transparency, and called for a comprehensive and experts-led investigation on the origin of the coronavirus. Do you have any comment? Zhao Lijian: Origin-tracing of the virus is a scientific issue. The purpose is to improve human's understanding of the virus and better guard against infectious diseases in the future. After the outbreak of the pandemic, China took the lead to support the WHO ...

English News and Press Release on World about Protection and Human Rights; published on 25 May 2021 by OSRSG Children and Armed Conflict

The case has been joined by thousands of tobacco tenant farmers in Malawi, who allege that both of the companies are liable for negligence and have been unjustly enriched by systemic exploitation. According to Leigh Day, the London law firm representing the Malawian farmers, Imperial and BAT are facilitating “unlawful and dangerous conditions” in which the farmers and their families have been “trafficked from their villages, have to build their own homes, live on a daily small portion of maize, work 6am to midnight seven days a week, and have to borrow money to be able to feed their fa...

Remarks by Ms. Virginia Gamba: Ending the Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers by 2025 Format PLEASE CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Remarks by Ms. Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Ending the Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers by 2025 Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank Alliance 8.7 and War Child for organizing today’s event. My Office actively supports, as a Member, the important work of Alliance 8.7, aimed at bringing together partners and ensuring we stay on track in the achievement of Target 8.7 of the 2030 ...

The Recruitment of Children as Soldiers Explained (Credit: Unsplash) This article was written by one of our passionate readers, Ms. Katarzyna Rybarczyk, a Political Correspondent. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not The European Sting’s position on the issue. Children should never take part in armed conflicts. In fact, as UNICEF says, the use of child soldiers by armed groups represents a severe violation of international humanitarian law. The Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, developed by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and signed by m...