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Explainer: How the UN works behind the scenes during crises

·October 18, 2023·9 min read

The humanitarian role is what gets a lot of public attention as agreements are secured to arrange for aid to get through to civilians and to protect them, including trying to ensure that international humanitarian law (often called the laws governing war and broadly covered by the Geneva Conventions) are...

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·June 13, 2023·2 min read

On Monday’s World Day against Child Labour, the International Labour Organization (ILO) shared these staggering numbers as a reminder of the urgent need to end this practice. ILO’s Director-General Gilbert Houngbo said that for the first time in 20 years, child labour is on the rise. “Child labour rarely happens...

Explainer: How the UN works behind the scenes during crises

One in every 10 children works – instead of going to school