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Women under fire in Belarus, activists tortured and exiled – UN expert
Europe
While women in Belarus overall are being denied rights and freedoms, female political activists are subjected to enforced disappearances, torture, ill-treatment and exile, an independent UN human rights expert told…
Institutions
The fate of humanity must not be left at the mercy of "a handful of" victors in World War II. This was commented by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, quoted…
Europe
At least eight people have died along the border between Belarus and the European Union, where multiple groups of asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants have been stranded for weeks in increasingly dire conditions. The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, appealed for…
International
Vienna (Austria), 22 October 2021 – The third round of the Thematic Discussions of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), held from 19 to 21 October 2021, fostered an interactive debate…
European Council
The General Assembly of the European Association of Service Providers for People with Disabilities (EASPD) took place on 15 October, bringing together representatives of more than 20,000 social services from…
Human Rights
Another “shameful milestone” has been reached in the conflict in Yemen with 10,000 children killed or maimed since fighting started in March 2015, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
America
Against the background of their constant disagreements, the two sides took an unprecedented step, calling for responsible behavior of countries in cyberspace. Russia and the United States have submitted to…
News
Vienna (Austria) 14 October 2021 - Human traffickers who trick people with fake job offers and promises and then exploit them for profit are taking advantage of online technologies for every…
Institutions
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday that she was "deeply concerned" by the decision of the Polish Constitutional Court challenging the supremacy of the EU treaties,…
Europe
In recent months, some 260 different clean-up operations have been undertaken across, aimed at protecting life under the sea, with the UN and European Union’s #EUBeachCleanUp campaign, managing to remove…
