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Putting Women at the Forefront to Combat Crime and Protect Rights
Women and girls consistently account for the majority of detected trafficking victims, primarily for sexual exploitation
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Putting Women at the Forefront to Combat Crime and Protect Rights
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31st CCPCJ – Turning the Kyoto Declaration into action on the ground
Vienna (Austria), 18 May 2022 – Last Monday, on the opening day of the thirty-first session of the Commission of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), a special event was...
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For a world in crisis, rescuing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) “must be our highest common priority,” the UN chief told Member States on Tuesday at a key development meeting…
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Ukraine: Support for war crimes investigations ‘of paramount importance’
Investigators probing allegations of war crimes in the Ukraine conflict must work closely together and in compliance with international standards of forensic best practice, the UN expert on extrajudicial, summary,…
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Animals in Danger: UNODC launches children’s book
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The UN warned: Ukrainian wheat is rotting in warehouses
A terrible crisis is coming... More than 25 million tons of Ukrainian wheat cannot be exported due to the war. The UN warns that this will cause a global grain...
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Unity among nations, in push for greater space security at UN-led talks
A new UN-led push to prevent an arms race in outer space has received wide-ranging support and participation from civil society and Member States – including all five permanent members…
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‘Coalition of the willing’ to ensure healthy diets from sustainable food systems
Ensuring everyone has access to a healthy diet is among the goals of a UN-backed initiative launched on Friday in line with efforts to transform food systems globally.
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Sustainable Development Goals in peril due to overseas aid cuts: Guterres
Recent deep cuts to overseas aid budgets by governments, will have “direct, negative impacts” on the ability of the world to reach the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UN chief…
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First Meeting of the West Africa Regional Informal Working Group
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