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CLIMATE CHANGE FOCUS: Cutting emissions, one bog at a time Europe (Tuesday, 27 November) - Farmers and entrepreneurs in rural eastern Europe are helping to tackle climate change while boosting their livelihoods as a result of regenerating ancient wetland peat bogs....Read more
‘At risk’ Mediterranean forests make ‘vital contributions’ to development Europe (Tuesday, 27 November) - Between 2010 and 2015, forests around the Mediterranean have expanded by two per cent, but that has come at the price of significant degradation and increasing vulnerability to climate change,...Read more
UN urges Russia and Ukraine to step away from further confrontation at sea Europe (Monday, 26 November) - An “immediate de-escalation” of tensions is needed in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, the United Nations top political official has said, underlining the importance of “earnest attempts”...Read more
Brexit poses ‘particular risk’ to British people in poverty: UN independent expert Europe (Friday, 16 November) - Brexit – the United Kingdom’s impending exit from the European Union – will drive more UK citizens into poverty unless the Government takes action to shield the most vulnerable, warned...Read more
Ukraine: Temperatures plunge amid rising humanitarian needs Europe (Thursday, 15 November) - Amidst an ongoing active conflict that seems to have fallen off the international community’s radar, temperatures in eastern Ukraine dropping well below zero and leaving millions are in need of...Read more
Everyone’s ‘buy-in’ needed to restore peace in Kosovo, UN envoy tells Security Council Europe (Wednesday, 14 November) - The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo have confirmed their “mutual intention” to continue working towards a negotiated settlement but the situation on the ground remains marred by “frequent adversarial actions,”...Read more
UN experts concerned over racial bias in Dutch child welfare system Europe (Monday, 12 November) - The Dutch authorities have been accused by UN experts of racism in the country’s welfare system, after seven children of African descent were forcibly removed from their parents....Read more
‘Time is of the essence’ for refugees on Greek islands – UN agency Europe (Tuesday, 6 November) - Authorities in Greece must take urgent steps to address the “abhorrent” humanitarian situation for around 11,000 asylum-seekers on the islands of Samos and Lesvos, the UN refugee agency warned on...Read more
Exercise ‘utmost restraint’ in eastern Ukraine to safeguard civilian life, top UN official urges fighters on the ground Europe (Tuesday, 30 October) - After a lull in fighting in Ukraine over the summer, the last few weeks have seen a sharp rise in civilian deaths, more than half of which are due to...Read more
French full-body veil ban, violated women’s freedom of religion: UN Human Rights Committee Europe (Tuesday, 23 October) - Following complaints by two French Muslim women, fined for wearing a full-body veil or niqab, a UN Committee of independent human rights experts ruled in their favour on Tuesday, stating that...Read more

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