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GRACE: Educating the integrity leaders of tomorrow
15 December 2021 – Children and youth can be drivers of positive changes in attitudes and behaviour, and around the world young people are playing a crucial role in developing…
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Scientology at UN: “It is up to Faith leaders to influence and make of this one, a better world”
EQUALITY - Reducing Inequality, Promoting Human Rights - This year's Human Rights Day theme refers to "Equality" and Article 1 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights - "All…
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COVID-19 leads to over 50 million more hungry people in Asia-Pacific
COVID-19 led to rising food insecurity for around 54 million people living in the vast Asia-Pacific region during 2020, according to a joint UN agency report published on Wednesday.
Human Rights
Fundamental freedoms squeezed in Ukraine, Human Rights Council hears
The UN Human Rights Council heard on Wednesday that fundamental freedoms in Ukraine have been squeezed in Government-controlled areas, as well as across the contact line in eastern territories, held…
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COP26 : Transform tragedy to opportunity
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), held last month in Glasgow, was defined by a “reinvigorated multilateralism”, a top UN official said on Tuesday during an online discussion on how…
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Corruption: Protecting the integrity of sport to harness its positive power
14 December 2021 – Corruption in sport is not a new phenomenon. Fraudulent activities in the running of sports organizations and competitions have been documented from the times of the…
Europe
Digital services law and EU digital markets law must be anchored in human rights
Last December 9th, the United Nations Office for Europe, that "Anchoring the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in human rights is vital to making…
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Senior White House official Catherine Russell appointed new UNICEF chief
UN Secretary‑General António Guterres announced on Friday, that Catherine Russell of the United States will become the next Executive Director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
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Tackling most pressing world challenges posed by drugs and crime
© UNODC Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) and Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) held end-of-the-year meetings on tackling most pressing global challenges posed by drugs and crime…
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Upholding human rights through stronger judiciarie
© UNODC The Global Judicial Integrity Network: Upholding human rights through stronger judiciarie 10 December 2021 – The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is the world’s foremost document enshrining…