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

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...

Faith-based Engagement at Stockholm+50

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...

Sufi Sheik Bentounes at JIVEP event “today, we need to choose … the power of love”

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...

Climate change threatening access to water and sanitation

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.   

Addressing global challenges through international cooperation on crime prevention and criminal justice

Today brought the thirty-first session of the Commission of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) to a close

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

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 held taking stock and...

Rescuing global goals, world’s ‘highest common priority’ – UN chief

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.

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, or arbitrary executions said on Monday. 

Animals in Danger: UNODC launches children’s book

Animals in Danger: UNODC launches children’s book raising awareness of crimes that affect the environment with two launch events in Vienna Vienna (Austria), 16 May 2022 – Vita, a young girl shipwrecked on an island,...

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 crisis. Prior to the Russian...

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 of the Security Council - at talks in Geneva.

‘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. 

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 warned on Friday.

First Meeting of the West Africa Regional Informal Working Group

Strengthening national capacities to detect the travel of terrorists and other serious criminals using passenger data: First Meeting of the West Africa Regional Informal Working Group (IWG) Freetown (Sierra Leone) 12 May 2022 - Whether...

Mariupol evacuations ‘a glimmer of hope’ in Ukraine war

The United Nations continues to explore all options to reach civilians affected by Russia’s brutal assault on Ukraine, deputy humanitarian affairs chief Joyce Msuya said in an update to the Security Council on Thursday.

UN spotlights plant health, crucial for boosting food security worldwide

On the very first International Day of Plant Health, marked on Thursday, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for more investment in innovation to boost food security, especially for the billions worldwide living close to the bread line.

UNODC supported Pilot Initiative for Mexico UNTOC review process begins its activities

Transnational organized crime – whether it be drug trafficking, human trafficking, money-laundering, migrant smuggling, etc. – can devastate societies.

Another European war ‘not an impossibility’; Unity crucial in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Amidst rising tensions, a months-long political stalemate and increasing speculation about yet another conflict in Europe, the international community must stand firm behind a peaceful, unified Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country’s UN envoy told the Security Council on Wednesday.

New UN campaign aims to bring more young voices to halls of power

To support young people’s political participation and amplify their voices in public life, the UN launched a campaign on Wednesday in collaboration with the Youth Envoy.

UN launches joint appeal for Syria: ‘Apathy is not an option’

As Syria begins 12 years of conflict amidst soaring humanitarian needs, UN agency heads launched during a European Union conference on Tuesday, a joint appeal for $10.5 billion.

Guterres expresses solidarity as Moldova grapples with fallout of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Moldova, the most fragile of war-torn Ukraine’s neighbors, needs and deserves massive support to match its generosity as a recipient of nearly half a million refugees, and to preserve its own stability

Ukraine: UN chief condemns school attack; welcomes new evacuees from Mariupol

Secretary-General António Guterres said on Sunday that he was appalled by an attack on a school in Bilohorivka, eastern Ukraine, where many people were sheltering from the ongoing fighting.

Security Council ‘speaks with one voice for peace in Ukraine’

The UN chief welcomed on Friday afternoon, the unity of the Security Council in support of peace in Ukraine, while also assuring that he would continue to “spare no effort” in saving lives, reducing suffering and finding the path of peace.

The UN wants food from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine to be returned to world markets

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a meeting of the UN Security Council that food and fertilizers from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine must be returned to world markets despite the conflict. "Let me be clear -...
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