For the first time in two decades, the number of children being put to work has risen – to 160 million worldwide, representing an increase of 8.4 million over four years – while millions of other are at risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new UN report launched on Thursday.

Security Council LIVE: Syria’s fragile transition – economic strain, Israeli incursions and progress towards elections
Colombia peace deal must endure as insecurity grows, Security Council hears
Dollar System Eroding Slowly, but Still Dominant
General Assembly adopts pandemic declaration, but not by consensus
UN to Launch Survey to Track Down Racism at the Secretariat
Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace Prize Is a Vote of Confidence in a Global Legal Order under Fire