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Human Welfare

ILO records universal ratification on Child Labour Convention

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) says all its 187 member States have ratified the ILO Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour, 1999...

Michael Simire - August 4, 2020

Human Welfare

Nigeria, UN, others launch projects to fight trafficking in persons

On the eve of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the International Organisation for...

Michael Simire - July 29, 2020

Human Welfare

How COVID-19 pandemic is negatively impacting world population

There are clear evidences to prove that the global health emergency otherwise called COVID-19 has impacted negatively on world population. Typical of a pandemic, it...

Michael Simire - July 26, 2020

Human Welfare

Global groups call for right to a healthy planet

Over 100 civil society organisations from around the world have called on the United Nations to add a new article to the Universal Declaration of Human...

Michael Simire - July 23, 2020

Human Welfare

Group seeks inclusion of Persons with Special Needs in the implementation of SDGs

A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Connected Advocacy for Empowerment and Youth Development Initiative, is advocating for the inclusion of People with Special Needs (PWSNs) in...

Michael Simire - July 17, 2020

Human Welfare

World population by 2100 may be 2bn less than UN’s estimates – Study

A group of scientists says the number of people will peak in 2064 and drop to about 8.8 billion by 2100, which is two...

Michael Simire - July 15, 2020

Human Welfare

Trade in fake COVID-19 products booming amid demand surge, says UNODC

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has warned that illegal trade in fake or faulty COVID-19-related products is booming amid a...

Michael Simire - July 8, 2020

Human Welfare

Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on poor communities in Addis Ababa

The Covid-19 pandemic has devastated some of the best health care systems in the world. Having felt such damage by what are considered “developed”...