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  The paid leave provisions under the new legislation will apply to the mothers, their partners as well as to those parents who have been planning to have a child through surrogacy and adoption. The Parliament of New Zealand unanimously approved the legislation that will give couples- who have suffered a miscarriage or stillbirth- three days of paid leave. With this, New Zealand has become the second country in the world to provide such benefits, as India is the only other country with such legislation. The bereavement allowance, which was passed unanimously in New Zealand’s Parliament, gives employees three days' leave if a pregnancy ends with a stillbirth or miscarriage without having a tap into the employee’s sick leave. Key Details: •   The leave provisions under the new legislation will apply to the mothers, their partners as well as to those parents who have been planning to have a child through surrogacy and adoption. •   According to Labour Party MP Ginny Anderson, one in f

  The leaders' summit on climate will focus on the urgency and the economic benefits of stronger climate action. The two-day summit will be held between April 22-23, 2021. US President Joe Biden has invited  40 world leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi  and Chinese President Xi Jinping for a virtual leaders summit on climate next month. As per a statement by the White House on March 26, the  leaders' summit on climate  will focus on the urgency and the economic benefits of stronger climate action. The two-day summit will be held between April 22-23, 2021. The climate summit will be a key milestone on the road to the  United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26),  which is scheduled to take place in November 2021 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Climate Summit Theme The summit's theme will include galvanising efforts by the world's major economies to: -Reduce emissions to keep a limit to warming of 1.5 degree Celsius within reach -Mobilise public and private se