Europe
COP26: MEPs debate the Glasgow Climate Pact
Wednesday, 24 November Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP
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Europe
Panel Discussion “Ethics, Justice and the Holocaust”
The event marks the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the Doctors Trial (9 December 1946), and the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3 December). The virtual panel discussion Ethics,…
News
General Assembly appraises the UN Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons
New York, 23 November 2021 – This week delegates at a high-level meeting of the General Assembly appraised the progress achieved in the implementation of the Global Plan of Action to…
News
Business practitioners bring hands-on examples of integrity challenges to university students in Kenya, Mexico and Pakistan
23 November 2021 – A strong grounding in ethical principles and the ability of employees to prevent and counter corruption in the private sector remain a challenge worldwide. Without staff…
European Council
The European Network of Ombudsmen
The European Network of Ombudsmen was established in 1996. It connects the European Ombudsman, national and regional ombudsmen with the aim of ensuring complainants can get help at the appropriate…
News
UNODC’s new Listen First series, ‘Super Skills,’ supports skill development for vulnerable children worldwide
Vienna (Austria), 20 November 2021 – With the global pandemic stretching out longer than anyone had hoped for, its consequences continue to impact children and young people globally: aside from…
News
UNODC launches Synthetic Drug Strategy to prevent global crisis
Vienna (Austria), 19 November 2021 – In response to the rapidly-growing problem of synthetic drugs around the world, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today launched a…
America
Inaugural GlobE Network meeting connects frontline anti-corruption officials from across the world
19 November 2021 – Members of the GlobE Network gathered in Vienna this week during the first-ever annual meeting of the UN’s newest informal cross-border cooperation mechanism designed exclusively to…
Institutions
Will the UN Human Rights Council “sacrifice” or silence Civil Society?
A number of civil society organizations are voicing out their concerns that the so-called "efficiency" process of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) seems to be going in a…
International
World Day of Prayer and Action for Children celebration on 19 November
The World Day of Prayer and Action for Children is an annual event initiated by Arigatou International to engage diverse faith communities to raise the status of children’s rights on the 20th of November,…