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Debates and votes today’s plenary session
Priorities of the Slovenian Presidency: debate with Prime Minister Janša Starting at 9.00, MEPs will discuss with Prime Minister Janez Janša the programme of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council…
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Opening – July plenary session
News | European Parliament President Sassoli expressed his solidarity and condolences to the victims of forest fires in Cyprus, at the opening of the plenary session in Strasbourg. The EU…
Institutions
COVID-19 and global security: how terrorists adapted as the world shut down
Terrorism is one of the main threats to international peace and security. This has remained true during the COVID-19 pandemic, when parts of the world had to shut down, while…
Institutions
UNODC Report shows significant drop in opium poppy cultivation area in Mexico
© UNODC Mexico City, 1 July – Opium poppy cultivation has significantly dropped for the first time according to a new report published by UNODC and the Government of Mexico…
Health
Billions risk being without access to water and sanitation services by 2030
Without an urgent injection of cash, billions globally are at risk of still being without lifesaving access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene services by 2030, according to a new UN report published on Thursday.
Health
Social protection ‘lifeline’ during COVID, depends on where you live
Although the COVID-19 pandemic had triggered the roll-out of an “unprecedented number” of new and often innovative social protection measures, it was unable to stem a widening gap between rich…
Health
Delta variant drives Africa COVID threat to ‘whole new level´: WHO warns; ‘dominant’ in Europe by August
With cases now doubling in Africa every three weeks, the Delta variant of COVID-19 has spread to 16 countries and it is present in three of the five nations reporting…
Health
COVID-19 impact on tourism could deal $4 trillion blow to global economy: UN report
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism could result in a more than $4 trillion loss to the global economy, UN trade and development body UNCTAD said on Wednesday in a…
Health
WHO guidance on Artificial Intelligence to improve healthcare, mitigate risks worldwide
Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds “enormous potential” for improving the health of millions around the world if ethics and human rights are at the heart of its design, deployment, and use, the head of…
Institutions
UNODC Highlights Lack of Justice for Migrants Abused on Smuggling Routes
Photo: © UNODC VIENNA, 28 June 2021 - Migrants who use smuggling networks to flee their home countries are often subjected to extreme violence, torture, rape and kidnapping while in…