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One step closer to global peace and security for all: Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Launch of the second UNOV/UNODC Strategy for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment. Imagine a world with no crime or corruption
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Lavrov says British and Moroccan men sentenced to death have committed crimes on the territory of the Donetsk People’s Republic
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on June 10, 2022 that two Britons and a Moroccan man sentenced to death on the previous day of death in the so-called Donetsk…
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Enhancing youth mainstreaming in crime prevention policies
The event was timely as it builds upon the work of the Kyoto Declaration in promoting more inclusive and holistic practices to assist Member States in crime prevention policies.
Africa
UK’s bid to export some refugees to Rwanda, ‘all wrong’, says UN refugee chief
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Monday dismissed the British Government’s proposal to process United Kingdom-bound asylum seekers in Rwanda, describing the offshore deal between the two countries…
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Customs authorities of Central Asia, Southern Caucasus and Pakistan unite against border control threats
Dushanbe (Tajikistan), 13 June 2022 - border control threats - Illicit drug trafficking and other forms of organized crime channelled through Afghanistan continue to cause major challenges for its neighbouring…
Europe
Mediterranean Sea journeys for migrants have grown more deadly: UNHCR
Migrants who risk their lives to cross the Mediterranean to Europe on flimsy boats often piloted by people-smugglers, are at greater risk of dying now than for years, the UN…
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Maritime students send special SOS: SAVE OUR OCEANS
More than 200 students from half a dozen different countries – lining up to spell out a clear message to the world: SAVE OUR OCEANS.
Europe
Death sentence for Ukraine foreign fighters is a war crime: UN rights office
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday condemned the death sentence handed down to three foreign fighters in Ukraine by a court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic. “Such…
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Three new expert-led guides to combat crimes that affect the environment
Three new expert-led UNODC legislative guides to combat crimes that affect the environment Vienna (Austria), 10 June 2022 – “Wildlife and forest crime; crimes in the fisheries sector; illegal mining;…
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90 victims of human trafficking rescued at refugee camp in Malawi
The widespread exploitation of men, women, and children at a refugee camp in Malawi has been uncovered by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Malawian…