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As the world marks #HumanRightsDay to commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, here are 5 ways women campaigned against sexual abuse in 2019 l #WomensRights #HumanRightDay2019
Buying flood-prone U.S. land and protecting it from development would be far cheaper than paying later for flood damage to homes, say researchers | @clbtea reports #propertyrights #climate
Bisexual British veteran Joe Ousalice has won a landmark fight to get his medals back after he was kicked out of the navy for his sexuality | #LGBT +
A Christmas-themed mural by anonymous street artist Banksy has appeared in Birmingham and highlights homelessness | @Adela_Suliman reports #cities #BanksyInBrum
OPINION: "For Zimbabweans, the drought is compounded by an economic crisis of spiralling inflation, unemployment, chronic fuel shortages, and the collapse of essential services" writes @WattPatrick of @christian_aid l #Humanitarian #Food #Climate
34-year-old Social Democrat@MarinSanna took office in Finland on Tuesday as the world's youngest serving prime minister, heading a coalition with 4 other parties led by women, all but one of them under 35 l #WomensRights
OPINION: "With ambitious efforts on climate adaptation and climate-smart development, we could reduce the number of people needing help" says @As_SyIFRC of the l @Federa #cop25i #climateon
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This weekend marks the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the #RwandaGenocide , which claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and left many more homeless Here's a look at how it all unfolded... THREAD
"In Asia, we have a culture of seniority, and young people aren't supposed to speak up for themselves and are not supposed to speak against adults" Young Thais battle seniority culture to raise #climate awareness l @Fridaysforfutu #FridaysForFuture
PIC OF THE DAY: Buddhist monks pray and hold placards behind a wire barricade at Dhammakaya temple, in Pathum Thani province, Thailand
Saudi Arabia has allowed adult women to travel without permission and given them more control over family matters l #WomensRights
Denis Mukwege, a doctor who helps victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nadia Murad, a Yazidi rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by Islamic State, will jointly receive the 2018 #NobelPeacePrize on Monday
"No one is too small to make a difference" @AmnestyOnline present #AmbassadorOfConscienced its Award 2 @GretaThunberg19 to and the Fridays for Future Movement and their work to bring attent #climatechangeon #Fridaysforfuture #Schoolstrike4climatet #Climateo
"Some people call it slavery, I think it's simply extreme exploitation" Film director Ken Loach talks about his new film "Sorry We Missed You", where he tackles the human impact of the 'gig economy' Read more l #ModernSlavery @KenLoachSixteen
💧Today is #WorldHealthDay , Diseases linked to dirty water and poor hygiene kill 1 million people a year #WorldHealthDay20192019
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