Europe
“Victims´ Voices Lead the Way”: Karly Church
Karly had just arrived in a new city, she was homeless. She had no family or social support system and battled a serious drug addiction. This is when she met…
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Institutions
Food
Farmers the ‘lifeblood of our food systems’, deputy UN chief highlights, ahead of key summit
Farmers, especially women and indigenous people, work tirelessly to put food on our tables. UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed met on Saturday women producers at a farmers’ market in…
International
A truck full of coffee instead of opium – UNODC helps farmers in Lao PDR with alternative livelihoods
23 July 2021 – A man dressed in a purple silk shirt is inspecting a truck about to leave Huapanh, a North Eastern province of Lao PDR. The truck is…
News
Climate finance, Fight hunger and poverty, the words ECOSOC President
Ensuring COVID-19 vaccines for all will be critical if the world is to defeat the pandemic, the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Munir Akram, said on Friday in…
Europe
Slovenian Presidency debriefs EP committees on priorities | News | European Parliament
Ministers outlined the priorities of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU to parliamentary committees, in a series of meetings.Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during…
Human Rights
FROM THE FIELD: South Sudan’s displaced youth, help power change
Young people who were displaced by conflict in South Sudan have returned home to power change in their community.
ECHR
A third of Haiti’s children in urgent need of emergency aid: UNICEF
Nearly a third of all children in Haiti – numbering around 1.5 million - are in urgent need of emergency relief due to rising violence, insufficient access to clean water,…
Human Rights
Sustainable development report shows devastating impact of COVID, ahead of ‘critical’ new phase
The world was not on track to meet the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) before COVID-19 struck, and now the challenge has been magnified many times over, according to a…
Europe
Slovenian Presidency to focus on digital and green reforms and future of Europe
Prime Minister Janez Janša presented the priorities of the Slovenian Presidency in the Parliament's hemicycle in Strasbourg © EU 2021 News | European Parliament MEPs discussed the planned activities of…
Europe
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…