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THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Coronavirus pandemic may drive more child exploitation
For four decades, India's 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi has rescued thousands of minors from the scourge of slavery and trafficking, but now he fears he is facing a steeper uphill battle as he worries the coronavirus pandemic may trigger a spike in...
Press Release: Nobel Laureates and World Leaders Call for US$1 Trillion to Protect the World’s Most Vulnerable Children
Nobel Laureates and World Leaders Call for US$1 Trillion to Protect the World’s Most Vulnerable Children Laureates and Leaders Fair Share for Children Summit Concludes with an urgent Call to Action to Protect Millions of Children from the Worst Impacts of COVID-19...
Hold Corporates Accountable for Using Child Labour, Nobel Laureates Urge World Leaders
The COVID-19 pandemic should give governments across the world an opportunity to hold corporates accountable against child labour. Kailash Satyarthi, the 2014 Nobel Peace Laureate, made this submission at the virtual 3rd Fair Share for Children Summit.
Caring for Poorest and Most Underserved Children Vital for Creating a Better World
By Stella Paul HYDERABAD, India, Sep 8 2020 (IPS) - Kerry Kennedy has a clear mission – along with Nobel laureates and leading international figures – she wishes to ensure that hard-won gains in children’s rights are not destroyed by the economic fallout from the...
Taking care of world is taking care of ourselves, says Dalai Lama
By Press Trust of India Nobel laureate Dalai Lama on Wednesday called for reducing the gap between the rich and poor, saying it is important to realise that taking care of the world is actually taking care of ourselves. Addressing the third Laureates and Leaders for...
Reuters: India’s bicycle warriors on a mission to save children from traffickers
By Roli Srivastava MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Dozens of children have been rescued from traffickers over the last week after Indian authorities were tipped off by former child workers patrolling on bicycles under a new scheme spearheaded by Nobel laureate...
