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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 departing an area infamous...
News

Climate finance, Fight hunger and poverty, the words ECOSOC President

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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 his address to the closing its high-level segment.
Europe

Slovenian Presidency debriefs EP committees on priorities | News | European Parliament

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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 Transport
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Committee on Culture and Education
Committee on Development
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on International Trade
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Fisheries
Committee on Regional Development
Committee on Transport and Tourism

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP
Human Rights

FROM THE FIELD: South Sudan’s displaced youth, help power change

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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

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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, health and nutrition, said the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF on Friday.
Human Rights

Sustainable development report shows devastating impact of COVID, ahead of ‘critical’ new phase

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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 new flagship UN report that indicates countries must take ‘critical’ steps on the road out of the pandemic, during the next 18 months.
Europe

Slovenian Presidency to focus on digital and green reforms and future of Europe

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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 the Slovenian Presidency of the Council...
Europe

Debates and votes today’s plenary session

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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 for the second half of...
Europe

Opening – July plenary session

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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 disaster management tool, rescEU has been made available,...
Institutions

COVID-19 and global security: how terrorists adapted as the world shut down

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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 it merely forced terrorists...
Institutions

UNODC Report shows significant drop in opium poppy cultivation area in Mexico

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© 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 last week. According to data,...
Health

Billions risk being without access to water and sanitation services by 2030 

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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

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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 and poor countries, according to a new UN report released on Thursday.
Health

Delta variant drives Africa COVID threat to ‘whole new level´: WHO warns; ‘dominant’ in Europe by August

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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 the highest caseloads. The variant is the most contagious yet - up to 60% more transmissible than other variants.
Health

COVID-19 impact on tourism could deal $4 trillion blow to global economy: UN report

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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 report issued jointly with the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). 
Health

WHO guidance on Artificial Intelligence to improve healthcare, mitigate risks worldwide 

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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 the UN health agency said on Monday. 
Institutions

UNODC Highlights Lack of Justice for Migrants Abused on Smuggling Routes

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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 transit or captivity. Despite the severity...
Institutions

‘Share Facts on Drugs, Save Lives’: CND special event emphasizes central role of data in tackling the world drug problem

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Vienna (Austria), 25 June 2021 – Marking this year’s International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) today held a special event to launch the 2021 World Drug Report,...
Health

Governments must protect those who help torture victims, say human rights experts

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Top UN rights experts appealed on Thursday for all governments to ensure that victims of torture receive the rehabilitation services they need, along with guarantees that those who help them do not suffer reprisals.  
Europe

Implementing ECHR judgments: New country-by-country data now online

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Strasbourg, 24.06.2021 – The 47-nation Council of Europe has published a new series of online country factsheets providing information on each member state’s execution of judgments from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). “Implementing judgments from...
Europe

António Guterres: “We must step up global vaccination efforts”

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News | European Parliament , https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20210621IPR06634/
Europe

European Parliament Press Kit for the European Council of 24-25 June 2021 | News | European Parliament

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In this press kit, you will find a selection of the European Parliament’s press releases that show MEPs’ priorities in relation to topics on the summit agenda.

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP
Institutions

UNODC World Drug Report 2021: pandemic effects ramp up drug risks, as youth underestimate cannabis dangers

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© UNODC VIENNA, 24 June 2021 – Around 275 million people used drugs worldwide in the last year, while over 36 million people suffered from drug use disorders, according to the 2021 World Drug Report, released...
Europe

Press Conference by EP President Sassoli on EU summit at 15.30 today | News | European Parliament

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Following his address to heads of state or government during the EU summit, EP President David Sassoli will hold a press conference today at 15.30.

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP
Health

Madagascar’s hungry ‘holding on for dear life’, WFP chief warns

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Thousands of families in southern Madagascar are on the edge of starvation, and “holding on for dear life”, the UN food agency chief said on Wednesday - after bearing witness to the suffering firsthand - urging the world to step-up and take action.   
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