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Conflict in Ukraine disrupting entire generation of children, says UNICEF

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Attacks on kindergartens and schools have been a sad reality for children in eastern Ukraine over the last eight years, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Friday. Since the beginning of the conflict, more than 750 schools have been damaged.
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Time to ‘seriously de-escalate’ tensions over Ukraine, Guterres tells Munich conference

With tensions continuing to mount over the Ukraine crisis, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday that he still believed military conflict in Europe “will not happen” – although if it did, “it would be catastrophic”.
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Ukraine crisis: UN political affairs chief calls for ‘maximum restraint’

Amid competing narratives of events unfolding swiftly in and around Ukraine - one detailing the withdrawal of Russian troops from the borders and another proclaiming that an attack is imminent – the UN political affairs chief called on Thursday for the parties to make meaningful progress on implementation of the 2015 Minsk agreements, as she briefed the Security Council.
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The UN wants to work in ‘lockstep’ with parliamentarians

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Global commitments on implementing multilateral agreements were front and centre on Thursday, as the General Assembly President co-hosted hundreds of Parliamentarians from around the world – the largest in-person gathering at the UN in New York since last September’s High Level Week.
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International experts joining forces against environmental crimes

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© UNODC Over 800 participants from 94 countries attended the expert discussion of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) on crimes that affect the environment. Vienna (Austria), 16 February 2022 – Each year, while countless...
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Human rights defenders threatened at Poland-Belarus border

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Independent UN experts expressed deep concern on Tuesday over allegations that human rights defenders have been threatened at the Polish-Belarusian border, including media workers and interpreters. 
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Concern over low vaccination rates as ‘Omicron tidal wave’ floods Eastern Europe, Central Asia

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The World Health Organization’s (WHO) top official in Europe on Tuesday called on governments and health authorities to “closely examine” why there is low demand and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines, as an “Omicron tidal wave” slams countries in the east of the region.
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Ukraine: ‘Do not fail the cause of peace’ Guterres urges

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Amid increasing tension over Ukraine between Russia and Western countries of the NATO alliance, the UN Secretary-General declared on Monday that “there is no alternative to diplomacy.”
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‘Historic expansion’ of joint UN fund to boost sustainable development 

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The UN Joint SDG Fund announced on Monday an additional $54.5 million in investments for projects across five countries, to try and get the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) back on track. 
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Women building a sustainable future with green business in Ukraine

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In Ukraine, home to heavy industry and one of the largest coal mining operations in the world, passionate women entrepreneurs are adopting new approaches to business, putting environment and people first.
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World must ‘change track’ to protect oceans from climate crisis: Guterres

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The planet is facing the triple crises of climate disruption, biodiversity loss and pollution, Secretary-General António Guterres told the One Ocean Summit on Friday, warning that “the ocean shoulders much of the burden”.
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Anti-corruption innovation: Strengthening public procurement and whistle-blower protection in Southern Africa

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11 February 2022 – From bribery and trading in influence to abuse of functions and embezzlement, corruption takes many different forms. While an age-old issue, it is the ever-increasing complexity of the crime, coupled...
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Not a moment to lose, in race to meet Sustainable Development Goals: Guterres

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The President of the UN General Assembly convened the first system-wide meeting on Thursday, dedicated to galvanizing action towards implementing the ground-breaking blueprint, known as Our Common Agenda, launched last year by the Secretary-General.
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UNODC and IOM Confirm Commitment against Organized Crime

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Vienna (Austria) 07 February 2022 – The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are longstanding allies in the global fight against human trafficking and migrant...
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Cyberbullying a top concern on Safer Internet Day

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With more children and young people spending time online, cyberbullying is the top concern for their safety when using the internet, according to a survey carried about by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on two social media platforms. 
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UNODC Executive Director launches Strategic Vision for Latin America and the Caribbean for 2022-2025

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Bogota (Colombia), 7 February 2022 - The Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Ghada Waly, launched today the Strategic Vision for Latin America and the Caribbean for 2022-2025...
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In an anxious world, time to redefine progress: new UN report

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People’s sense of safety and security is at a low in almost every country, with six in seven worldwide plagued by feelings of insecurity, according to new data and analysis by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) published on Tuesday. 
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UNODC launch provisions to protect victims of terrorism

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Geneva/New York/Vienna, 07 February 2022 - The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), together with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism/United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNOCT-UNCCT) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)  launched today...
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COVID’s pushed us ‘further off course’ from Global Goals: Mohammed

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The triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution is worsening, the deputy UN chief told a new coordination meeting of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Thursday, reminding that the world has less than nine years left to reach the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Finding homes for more than a million displaced Ukrainians

Around 1.5 million Ukrainians have been forced from their homes since fighting in the far east of the country began in 2014. The UN and other humanitarian organizations are supporting those who have been displaced, as they try to adjust to their new lives.
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Island States must bolster resilience to existential climate threats

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The massive volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga followed by another earthquake and aftershocks just days afterwards, has highlighted once again the vulnerability of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), a meeting this week convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has heard.
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UNODC and Pakistan collaborate to handle electronic evidence in terrorism related cases

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Islamabad (Pakistan), 31 January 2022 – UNODC in collaboration with the Government of Pakistan launched the “Customized Practical Guide for Pakistan on Requesting Electronic Evidence Across Borders” under the framework of a European Union...
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First Person: Holocaust survivor, ‘hate is vicious’

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During the Second World War, Pinchas Gutter, from Łódź, Poland, survived six Nazi concentration camps. Today he is a Holocaust educator, sharing his story in films and live events. As part of the 2022 remembrance...
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‘No alternative to diplomacy’ in Ukraine crisis, Security Council hears

Following weeks of heightened tensions around Ukraine, with reports that Russia has been deploying more than 100,000 troops and heavy weapons close to its border, the United Nations’ Security Council held its first meeting to discuss ways of de-escalating the crisis on Monday. 
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Switzerland must urgently confront anti-Black racism, UN experts say

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BERN (26 January 2022) – People of African descent in Switzerland experience racial discrimination in various aspects of their lives, UN human rights experts found after visiting the country. “Racial profiling and police controls of...
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