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The UNCCD places “humans at the centre of concerns to combat desertification and to mitigate the effects of drought” (UNGA, 1994); and the second and third objectives of the UNCCD Strategic Framework for 2018-2030 aim, respectively, to “improve the living conditions of affected populations”, and to “mitigate, adapt to, and manage the effects of drought in order to enhance resilience of vulnerable…

Refugees and other migrants are part of the global workforce of essential workers responding to the COVID-19 pandemic: every day they save lives and contribute to our economies and societies. Yet their contributions can be hidden, their skills undervalued and their rights denied. These examples of reforms, new initiatives and campaigns to recognise and better support migrant essential workers in…

The world's forests act as shields, keeping humans safe from coronaviruses and other diseases. Their destruction can unleash devastating consequences for global public health. Scientists have been repeating the warning for at least two decades: As humans encroach upon forests, their risk of contracting viruses circulating among wild animals increases. That's why Ana Lucia Tourinho…

The effort shows how funds to help families during the pandemic could also help prepare for the next big threat: climate change. ISLAMABAD, April 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When construction worker Abdul Rahman lost his job to Pakistan's coronavirus lockdown, his choices looked stark: resort to begging on the streets or let his family go hungry. But the government has now…

Coronavirus has driven Western retailers such as ASOS, Gap and Primark to pause or cancel orders, threatening an industry that employs about 60 million garment workers globally. LONDON/DHAKA/CHENNAI, April 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The livelihoods of millions of Asian garment workers are in jeopardy after cancellations by top fashion brands, with unions, researchers and campaigners…

The worst drought in 50 years in northeast Argentina is hitting hydropower and tourism and threatening drinking water. BUENOS AIRES, April 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - At Iguazu Falls, a World Heritage site and one of South America's tourist highlights, crowds normally gather in the drifting spray of 275 spectacular waterfalls, spread in an arc around them on the border between Argentina and…