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Discussion on addressing and countering the world drug problem

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Multi-stakeholder discussion on addressing and countering the world drug problem at the sixty-fifth Commission on Narcotic Drugs Vienna (Austria), 18 March 2022 — The sixty-fifth session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) concluded today, after...
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UN prioritizes least developed countries in ‘plans…investments and…actions’ – Guterres

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The vulnerabilities of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) may be different today than they were 50 years ago – when the UN created the category – but left unaddressed, the results are the same, the UN chief told a dedicated meeting on Thursday.
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65th UNODC Commission on Narcotic Drugs listens to youth voices 

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Vienna (Austria), 17 March 2022 — UNODC’s Youth Forum (28 February-4 March) welcomed its highest-ever number of participants in 2022. 74 young people connecting in from 43 countries were enthusiastic to learn about evidence-based...
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International Court orders Russia to ‘immediately suspend’ military operations in Ukraine

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Russia must immediately suspend military operations in Ukraine, the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday, in The Hague.  
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Ukraine war creating a child refugee almost every second: UNICEF

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Almost one child per second in Ukraine is becoming a refugee of the war, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, as the total number of people who have now fled the country since the Russian invasion began, passed three million.
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Ukraine war: $100 billion in infrastructure damage, and counting

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War in Ukraine risks seeing 90 per cent of the country “freefall into poverty” and extreme vulnerability, nearly three weeks since Russia invaded its neighbour, a new UN report said on Wednesday.
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Ukraine war now ‘apocalyptic’ humanitarians warn, in call for safe access

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On day 13 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and amid rising numbers of civilian casualties, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday repeated her ceasefire call, with humanitarians on the ground describing conditions as increasingly “apocalyptic”.
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Ukraine war ‘most severe’ test ever for European security body

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The war in Ukraine is the most severe test the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has faced since its creation in 1975, the top UN political affairs official told the Security Council on Monday, as the 15-member organ held its annual briefing on the OSCE’s work against the backdrop of intensifying bombardments of key Ukrainian cities.
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65th session of Commission on Narcotic Drugs discusses implementation of drug policy commitments

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Vienna (Austria), 14 March 2022 — The Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) opened its 65th session today, with some 1,400 participants from 128 countries, 19 inter-governmental organizations and 72 non-governmental organizations coming together both...
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To attack babies is ‘an act of unconscionable cruelty’: UN top officials urge end to attacks on health care in Ukraine

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Since Russia invaded Ukraine, 31 attacks on health care have been documented by the World Health Organization. These incidents have killed and injured civilians, as well as destroyed facilities and ambulances, disrupting access to essential health services.
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EVENT: The Expendable and Targeted Communities: Religious or Belief Minorities at Risk

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The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations and the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations invite you to two side events...
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UN warns of ‘utter devastation’ facing Ukraine cities by Russian forces

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UN political affairs chief warns of ‘utter devastation’ facing Ukraine cities by Russian forces 11 March 2022Peace and Security With the war in Ukraine now in its third week, UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo warned the Security Council on...
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UNODC launches partnership with civil society countering drugs and crime

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UNODC launches partnership document countering drugs and crime for the promotion of African development Vienna (Austria), 11 March 2022 – Last month, UNODC hosted its African Conference on Drugs and Crime, in which some 100...
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UN and partners boost presence and aid supplies inside Ukraine

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Humanitarians are deploying extra staff across Ukraine to aid the growing number of civilians sheltering from Russian bombardment, or fleeing the violence, the UN Spokesperson said on Thursday.
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UNESCO bolsters protection for Ukrainian heritage under fire

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The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, has said that it is taking measures as best it can, to try and protect some of Ukraine’s priceless heritage from destruction in the face of the Russian invasion, noting that the international community also has a duty to help protect and preserve the country’s historic buildings, and other treasures.
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Crash in family incomes during COVID will increase inequality for generations

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At least two-thirds of households with children have lost income since the COVID-19 pandemic hit two years ago, according to a joint report published on Wednesday by the UN children’s agency (UNICEF) and World Bank.
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Invasion of Ukraine: Neighbours struggle with refugee influx; UN expresses ‘horror’ at Mariupol hospital attack

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The exodus of millions of Ukrainians from their country following the Russian invasion could overwhelm neighbouring countries, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday, as the head of the UN Children’s Fund, expressed her horror over the reported destruction of a maternity hospital in the stricken coastal city of Mariupol, which has been under heavy bombardment for days.
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Belarus: UN report reveals extent of violations in human rights crackdown

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The Belarusian Government’s continuing crackdown on political opponents, civil society, journalists and lawyers has seen the fundamental human rights of tens of thousands violated, with no sign of any of the perpetrators being held accountable, the UN rights office, OHCHR, reported on Wednesday.
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UN refugee chief praises European response to Ukraine exodus

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The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has praised European countries welcoming people fleeing the war in Ukraine, whose numbers now surpass two million. 
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UNODC supports the empowerment of female criminal justice practitioners

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UNODC Field Offices, 8 March 2022 – As we commemorate International Women’s Day 2022, female practitioners are still underrepresented in the justice and security sector. Thus, for UNODC it is key to keep providing...
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First Person: Giving birth during the Ukraine crisis

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Mariia Shostak, a 25-year-old woman living in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, started having contractions on 24 February, the day the Russian Federation launched a military offensive in Ukraine, and gave birth amid the sounds of air raid sirens.
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UN relief chief outlines immediate humanitarian priorities for Ukraine

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Allowing civilians to safely leave areas under fire in Ukraine, and delivering desperately needed aid to these locations, are among immediate priorities for humanitarians, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, told the Security Council on Monday. 
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Protect unaccompanied children fleeing Ukraine: UN agency chiefs

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Unaccompanied and separated children fleeing the conflict in Ukraine must be protected, two senior UN officials said in a joint statement on Monday. 
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Invest in care services to generate jobs, support working parents

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Greater investment in care services could create nearly 300 million jobs by 2035, the UN’s labour agency, ILO, said in a report published on Monday ahead of International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on 8 May. 
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Russia reduced Genocide Convention ‘to confetti’, Ukraine tells world court

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Ukraine addressed the UN’s highest court on Monday to reject as a “grotesque lie” Russia’s claims that genocide has been committed in eastern Ukrainian oblasts, or regions, before calling for emergency measures to halt Russian aggression.
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