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High-level meeting of the General Assembly
High-Level Meeting Of The General Assembly For The Appraisal Of The UN Global Plan Of Action To Combat Human Trafficking 22-23 November 2021 United Nations Headquarters, New York The high-level…
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Afghan opiates supply 8 out of 10 opiate users worldwide
Afghan opiates supply 8 out of 10 opiate users worldwide, UNODC finds, as experts meet in Vienna to combat illicit trafficking Vienna (Austria), 16 November 2021 – The opium harvest…
Health
UN High Commissioner calls for mental health care to be based on human rights
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, opened the Human Rights Council Intersessional consultation on Mental Health and Human Rights, on 15 November 2021. In addressing the panel…
Europe
Lack of comprehensive approach to hate crimes leaves them invisible and unaddressed
Lack of comprehensive approach to hate crimes leaves them invisible and unaddressed, OSCE human rights head says WARSAW, 15 November 2021 – While many countries across the OSCE are taking…
Europe
EU access to documents law needs to be modernised – Ombudsman
European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has called for the EU’s access to documents law, which is twenty years old this year, to be updated to reflect the reality of modern communications.…
Institutions
We work, but we can’t afford at home heating
Due to the low salaries they receive, almost three million people in the European Union cannot afford to heat their homes, even though they work. This shows an analysis of…
Europe
Belarus-Poland crisis: Human rights of trapped migrants ‘paramount’
Amid growing concerns about the plight of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers at the Poland-Belarus border, the UN rights office and UN refugee agency on Friday urged all parties to respect human rights and refrain…
America
Insulin still out of reach for many 100 years after its discovery: WHO
A century after it was discovered, insulin still remains out of reach for many people living with diabetes, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report published on Friday to commemorate the milestone…
Health
There are almost 240 million children with disabilities worldwide
"No child, especially the most vulnerable, should fight only for their basic human rights." The number of children with disabilities worldwide is estimated at almost 240 million, according to the…
Council of Europe
The European Commission has allowed Bulgaria to pay 75% of the salaries of closed businesses
The European Commission has approved a Bulgarian wage compensation scheme of 51m euros (100m levs) to support companies and the self-employed working in sectors particularly affected by the coronavirus pandemic…