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Over one billion methamphetamine tablets seized in East and Southeast Asia

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UNODC report: over one billion methamphetamine tablets were seized in East and Southeast Asia in 2021 as the regional drug trade continues to expand Bangkok (Thailand), 2 June 2022 –A new report from the United...
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Ukraine: ‘Perfect storm’ threatens economic devastation in developing world

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Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine is causing immense suffering and devastation there, but also creating a “perfect storm” which threatens economic devastation of “many developing countries”
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Video games for climate action: winning solutions for the planet

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Video games for climate action with special features, pop-ups, and real-life tree-planting opportunities embedded within beloved classics like PAC-MAN or Angry Birds
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Exploitation and Abuse: The Scale and Scope of Human Trafficking in South Eastern Europe

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Vienna (Austria), 31 May 2022 – Exploitation and Abuse - Migrants on their way from Asia to Europe are being forced to work in the construction, agriculture, and hospitality sectors by human traffickers who...
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Bulgaria is one of the first in the EU to register all Ukrainians in need of protection

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This was said on May 31, 2022 by the spokesman of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Boris Cheshirkov Bulgaria was one of the first countries in the European Union to register all...
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Opiate trafficking in Africa – Understanding and Addressing the Threat

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Nairobi (Kenya), 30 May 2022 - By 2030, demographers project that the number of people using drugs will rise by 11 per cent around the world, and as much as 40 per cent in...
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Ukrainian refugees arrive in Poland ‘in a state of distress and anxiety’

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With more than 3.5 million Ukrainian refugees in Poland with the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, continues to scale up its operations to provide aid to arrivals
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‘Think resilience’ to protect against climate hazards and other catastrophes

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Delegates from some 184 countries gathered in Bali where they reviewed efforts to protect communities against a rising number of climate hazards and other catastrophes
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5 things you should know about the UN Ocean Conference, a chance to save the planet’s largest ecosystem

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The Ocean is the planet’s largest ecosystem, regulating the climate, and providing livelihoods for billions. But its health is in danger. The second UN Ocean Conference, due to take place in June, will be an important opportunity to redress the damage that mankind continues to inflict on marine life and livelihoods.
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UNODC discuss support for mothers and infants exposed prenatally to synthetic drugs

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Neonatal abstinence syndrome: UNODC and experts discuss support for mothers and infants exposed prenatally to synthetic drugs Vienna (Austria), 27 May 2022 – The reach of the opioid crisis has extended to the youngest and most...
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African nations leading the way on ‘food systems transformation’: Guterres 

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African countries are at the vanguard of a vital transformation of food systems to simultaneously address food security, nutrition, social and environmental protection – all while boosting resilience – said the UN chief on Thursday. 
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Cultural destruction in Ukraine by Russian forces will reverberate for years

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The attempted destruction of Ukraine’s historic culture by invading Russian forces, will have a devastating impact on the pace of recovery in the post-war era, an independent UN human rights expert warned on Wednesday. 
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UNODC and Southern Africa join forces against terrorism and violent extremism

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UNODC and Southern Africa regional partners join forces to address terrorism and violent extremism Lilongwe (Malawi), 25 May 2022 – Over the last several years, the threat of terrorism has been looming ever larger over Southern...
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‘Don’t work for climate wreckers’ UN chief tells graduates, in push to a renewable energy future

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Today’s college graduates can become the generation to succeed “where my generation has failed” the UN chief said on Tuesday, urging the class of 2022, not to work for “climate wreckers” in industries that continue to profit from fossil fuels.
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Middle East and North Africa: highest youth unemployment rates in the world

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To addressing youth unemployment, more than 33 million new jobs need to be created by 2030 in the Middle East and North Africa region by 2030, if the world’s largest unemployment hot spot is to be substantially improved, four United Nations agencies said on Monday.
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The power of knowledge in the prevention of and protection from crime during the Long Night of Research

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Vienna (Austria), 23 May 2022 – How can science and research support peace and development around the world? How can data and information help us prevent crime? These are among the questions that the Vienna...
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Biodiversity Day: UN chief calls to ‘build a shared future for all life’

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Three-quarters of the land-based environment and about 66% of the marine environment have been significantly altered by human actions. Biodiversity offers solutions for green and inclusive growth.
Human Rights

The platform for Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria blocked, only 50 managed to register

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The technical problem was reported on the first day of its launch, the Refugee Agency explained it with overload A technical problem in the online platform for collecting data from refugees on May 21 prevented...
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Faith-based Engagement at Stockholm+50

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Faith-based Organisations (FBOs) established an interfaith working group to support faith communities understanding of, and engagement on, issues related to Stockholm+50. This page is a resource guide to facilitate networking, in-person collaboration, and to inspire and build...
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Sufi Sheik Bentounes at JIVEP event “today, we need to choose … the power of love”

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In Brussels, the Church of Scientology celebrates the UN day of Living Together in Peace JIVEP. On May 17, in the Church of Scientology based in Brussels, Boulevard Waterloo, people from many faiths gathered for...
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Climate change threatening access to water and sanitation

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Climate change is set to increase pressure significantly on people’s access to water and sanitation unless governments do more to prepare key infrastructure now, the UN warned on Friday.   
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Addressing global challenges through international cooperation on crime prevention and criminal justice

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Today brought the thirty-first session of the Commission of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) to a close
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Putting Women at the Forefront to Combat Crime and Protect Rights  

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Women and girls consistently account for the majority of detected trafficking victims, primarily for sexual exploitation
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31st CCPCJ – Turning the Kyoto Declaration into action on the ground

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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 held taking stock and...
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Rescuing global goals, world’s ‘highest common priority’ – UN chief

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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 in New York.
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