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Conflict, climate change among factors that increase ‘desperation that enables human trafficking to flourish’, says UN chief

Conflict, climate change among factors that increase ‘desperation that enables human trafficking to flourish’, says UN chief

Jul 31, 2019, at 10:34 am

New York, July 31 (IBNS): To mark the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed that “human trafficking is a heinous crime that affects every region of the world” – especially women and children.

‘Climate change is the battle of my life’, UN chief tells students living on the frontline in Fiji

‘Climate change is the battle of my life’, UN chief tells students living on the frontline in Fiji

May 17, 2019, at 08:56 am

New York, May 17 (IBNS): The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres saw the frontline of “the battle against climate change” for himself on Thursday, by taking to the tropical waters of the South Pacific off the coast of Fiji, on a solar-powered boat.

Catherine McKenna studies Inuit culture, climate change during her visit to Inuit-led National Park

Catherine McKenna studies Inuit culture, climate change during her visit to Inuit-led National Park

Aug 12, 2017, at 07:36 pm

Toronto, Aug 12 (IBNS): Catherine McKenna, Canada's Minister for Environment and Climate Change, recently visited the Inuit-operated national park in northern coastal Labrador, to learn about the life of Inuit people living there and to study the effect of climate change on them, media reports said.