Indigenous Populations in the Amazon are suffering from coronavirus and illegal logging practice ( from Green Peace International)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 30Apr
Diego Gonzaga, a content editor for Greenpeace International based in San Francisco, US writes about how covid has already reached the indigenous population of the Amazon in Brazil that are also suffering from the negative consequences of fires smoke induced by illegal loggers.
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Qatar: Migrant workers illegally expelled during COVID-19 pandemic

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 30Apr
Qatari authorities rounded up and expelled dozens of migrant workers after telling them they were being taken to be tested for COVID-19, Amnesty International has learned.
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Open Letter by the Executive Secretary of UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE on COVID-19

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 29Apr
"In unison with the UN family, while addressing the COVID-19 crisis, UN Climate Change continues its important work. Climate change and COVID-19 are not the same, but what is, is the concept of humanity working towards a common goal for the benefit of all people" says Patricia Espinosa of Mexico, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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PRESS RELEASE: ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa Announces COVID-19 Response Package Is to Triple to $20 Billion

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 29Apr
ADB tripled the size of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic to $20 billion and approved measures to streamline its operations for quicker and more flexible delivery of assistance.
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work, Protect workers both now and after lockdowns ease, ILO

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 29Apr
The International Labour Organization warns that without adequate safeguards for returning workers there could be a second wave of the virus.
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Secretary-General's remarks to Petersberg Climate Dialogue [as delivered]

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 29Apr
" I am asking all countries to prepare enhanced national climate action plans, or Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and strategies to reach net zero emissions by 2050" these are the words of Secretary António Guterres at the prestigious Petersperg climate summit, germany
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RISE FOR ALL: OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 29Apr
Prominent women leaders to advocate for a global effort to fight covid 19
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Petersberg Climate Dialogue XI

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 29Apr
The 11th Petersberg Climate Dialogue concluded with a commitment to a green recovery built on solidarity. At the invitation of Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze and UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Alok Sharma, around 30 climate ministers from all over the globe participated in the Climate Dialogue via video conference.
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PRESS RELEASE: RISE FOR ALL: New women-led UN initiative aims to save lives and protect livelihoods

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 29Apr
Against the backdrop of the unprecedented global crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the deputy UN chief briefed journalists on Monday about a new women-led initiative that mobilizes support to save lives and protect livelihoods.
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PRESS RELEASE: More than 50 million people are displaced within their own country

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 29Apr
Never before have so many people been displaced by conflict and violence as at the end of 2019. At the same time, there has been a sharp increase in the number of people displaced by disasters, compared with the previous year.
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