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Sustainable Development Goals can be reached ‘despite our grim times’: ECOSOC President

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Despite two years of a “surreal struggle” against the COVID-19 pandemic, and amidst rising global challenges, optimism for achieving sustainable development persists, a senior UN official declared on Wednesday. 
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Rural Households in Afghanistan Remain Resilient

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Rural Households in Afghanistan Remain Resilient thanks to Alternative Development Programme Households in Panjshir, a mountainous province in central Afghanistan, often struggle to make ends meet. Traditional occupations, such as farming and livestock raising, don’t...
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The plight of the Amharas in Ethiopia raised at the United Nations

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On June 30, 2022, in Geneva, the United Nations Human Rights Council held an Interactive dialogue on the oral briefing of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia. Ms. Kaari Betty Murungi, Chairperson of the UN Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia exposed the work progress of the Commission on the human rights situation in Ethiopia.
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Tackling hate speech at nexus of tech, government, and civil society

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A BIC forum at the RightsCon summit explored the collaboration that is needed across the tech sector, government, and civil society to address online hate speech
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Ukraine struggling now, but winters in Ukraine are very harsh: UNHCR chief

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While the Russian military advance in eastern Ukraine continues to escalate, the UN refugee agency, UNCHR, on Thursday warned that the winters in Ukraine will be very harsh for the millions of people affected by the war.
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Convergence of conflicts, COVID and climate crises, jeopardize global goals

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Intersecting global crises are threatening the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and impacting food supplies, health, education, and security across countries worldwide, according to a new UN report released on Thursday.
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World is moving backwards on eliminating hunger and malnutrition, UN report reveals

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The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, according to a new UN report that provides fresh evidence that the world is moving in reverse, away from the Sustainable Development Goal of ending hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms, by 2030, when the SDGs are supposed to be realized.
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UN launches Business Integrity Portal to bolster anti-corruption efforts

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New Business Integrity Portal launched to bolster anti-corruption efforts in the private sector 16 countries included in the portal thus far. Vienna (Austria), 30 June 2022 —Tackling corruption requires all parts of society to play their part....
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2030 development agenda ‘fails’ on racial equality and non-discrimination

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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are characterized by a “shallow commitment” to racial justice and equality, an independent UN-appointed rights expert told the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday, adding that they fail to address systematic racism and xenophobia.   
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ECOSOC President champions optimism ‘against all odds’ at key UN development conference

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Harnessing partnerships to create a world of “peace and prosperity” that protects people and planet, is the main goal of a key annual development forum that started on Tuesday, the President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Collen Kelapile, has said.
Europe

Ukraine reconstruction is a ‘long road’ but it must start now: Guterres

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UN chief António Guterres lent his support on Tuesday to international efforts to rebuild Ukraine, as a conference began in Switzerland to garner support for the war-shattered country.
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The Caribbean is ‘ground zero’ for the global climate change: Guterres

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The UN Secretary-General’s final day in Suriname began on a small plane and ended at a podium. A 90-minute flyover from Paramaribo into the Central Suriname Nature Reserve revealed to António Guterres the astounding beauty of the Amazon but also spotlighted the threats the rainforest is facing from mining and logging activities, and climate change. 
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UN Ocean Conference ends with call for greater ambition and global commitment to address dire state of the Ocean

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Following a week of discussions and events in Lisbon, Portugal, the UN Ocean Conference concluded on Friday, with governments and heads of state agreeing on a new political declaration to Save Our Ocean.
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World Drug Day 2022: events held worldwide raise awareness

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World Drug Day 2022: events held worldwide raise awareness of drug challenges in crisis situations amid launching World Drug Report UNODCs Field Offices, 1 July 2022 — The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit...
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Save lives, support development, and ‘steer our world to safer roads ahead’: Guterres 

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Road traffic accidents claim nearly 1.3 million lives each year, cost some countries up to three per cent of their annual GDP, and are the biggest killer of five to 29-year olds globally, the UN General Assembly President told a High-level Meeting on Improving Global Road Safety on Thursday.
Europe

The deterioration of human rights in Belarus, Human Rights Council hears

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The deterioration of human rights in Belarus continues to engulf the country in a climate of fear and arbitrary rule, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert warned on Wednesday. Presenting her annual report to the Human...
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Drug trafficking: Training drug control agents along the Tajik-Afghan border 

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Training drug control agents to effectively respond to drug trafficking challenges along the Tajik-Afghan border
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Flight from cities due to COVID-19 short-lived, says flagship UN-Habitat report

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A new United Nations report says that rapid urbanization was only temporarily delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the global urban population back on track to grow by another 2.2 billion people by 2050.
Europe

Ukraine: Dozens dead and injured as UN condemns ‘utterly deplorable’ shopping centre attack

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At least ten people have reportedly been killed by what Ukrainian authorities have said was a Russian missile strike on a crowded shopping centre, and attack which the UN condemned on Monday as “utterly...
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Sustainable blue economy vital for small countries and coastal populations

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With the livelihoods of about 40 per cent of the world’s population living at or near a coast, the second day of the UN Ocean Conference under way in Lisbon focused on strengthening sustainable ocean-based economies, managing coastal ecosystems.
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World Drug Report 2022 launched to the public in-person and online

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World Drug Report 2022 was launched to the public with an expert forum discussing findings in-person and online UNODC/TheEuropeanTimes - Vienna (Austria), 29 June 2022 — World Drug Report 2022 - The 2022 edition of...
Europe

Ukraine: Cycle of death, destruction, dislocation, and disruption ‘must stop’ 

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The “horrific conflict,” in Ukraine shows no signs of abating, the UN political and peacebuilding chief told the Security Council on Tuesday, pointing out that since her last update on 5 April, “countless Ukrainian civilians” have been killed in indiscriminate attacks, cities and towns levelled, and much of the country’s arable land “horribly disfigured by shelling”.  
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#CareInCrises: Special event focuses attention on addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian crises

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Vienna (Austria), 28 June 2022 – Each year, the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) holds a special event to launch the World Drug Report and in commemoration of the International Day against...
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Tackling marine pollution: Individual action, key to ocean restoration

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On Monday, thousands of people gathered at Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal, for the first day of the long-awaited UN Ocean Conference. Riding on the global momentum generated by the event, experts are pushing for a new international commitment to combat pollution, including at sea.
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Inclusive cities critical to post-pandemic recovery: Guterres

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A UN conference on transforming the world's urban areas is underway in Poland this week, which will include a dialogue on urban crisis recovery and reconstruction, centered on neighbouring Ukraine.
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