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Model Natalia Vodianova named new UN women's health envoy

United Nations, United States - Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova travels the world working for luxury fashion brands such as Balmain and Stella McCartney, and now as a United Nations’ goodwill ambassador she’ll be promoting a new global message about normalizing discussions on women’s reproductive and sexual health. Vodianova was named as a...

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Future Fashion Now competition launched by WeDesign

WeDesign has teamed up with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the United Nations (UN) to launch the Future Fashion Now global, sustainable design competition. The competition aims to engage students, designers, fashion weeks and the global fashion industry to create a sustainable outfit or accessory to inspire the future of fashion. The Ellen...

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Primark backs UN’s appeal for garment worker support

Fast-fashion retailer Primark has endorsed the UN’s International Labour Organisation calling for urgent collaboration between stakeholders to support garment industry workers across the world affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The International Labour Organisation has issued a joint statement alongside International Organisation of Employers,...

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Video: Kate Gilmore | The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70

The deputy high commissioner for human rights at the UN Human Rights Office reflects on the nature of human dignity at the Business of Fashion Voices conference. Source: Youtube, UN