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WFP-backed challenge boosts food system in Rwanda and beyond

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Supporting innovations in the food system in Rwanda is the goal of a UN-backed initiative launched in the capital, Kigali, on Wednesday. 
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UN data helps balance New Year’s weight loss resolutions

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At the heart of many New Year’s resolutions is a fresh gym membership and an intensive exercise regime that promises to deliver quick results. But that is not necessarily the most efficient way for everyone to lose weight, according to a new study by the UN’s atomic energy watchdog.
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More than 31 people die in the Mediterranean, the total number of deaths on the migration route exceeds 2,500 in 2021

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Three new shipwrecks in just four days have also left an uncertain number of people missing, the UN refugee agency reports. The Greek coast guard rescues at least 160 people. Three shipwrecks in the Aegean...
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Three separate shipwrecks leave dozens dead and more missing 

At least 31 people lost their lives in three separate shipwrecks over the course of four days last week in the Aegean Sea, and an unknown number are still missing, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.  
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Transformative changemakers named UN’s 2021 Champions of the Earth

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Nairobi, December 2021 – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today announced its 2021 Champions of the Earth. The Champions were chosen for their transformative impact on the environment and their leadership in advancing bold and decisive...
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Champions of Earth: How one veterinarian helped revolutionize conservation in Africa

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It might have been the neighbor’s monkey which came downstairs to join her for piano lessons, or the wildlife club that she started in primary school in Kampala, Uganda. But from a very early...
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Rights experts hear how ‘racialized gatekeeping’

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France should consider the economic and development benefits of partnership with people of African descent, the head of a Working Group appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said in a statement on Monday. 
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Violence against women: UNODC supports Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Addressing gender-based violence against women (GBVAW) is one of UNODC’s key mandate areas. To promote crime prevention and criminal justice responses to violence against women around the world
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UNGA adopts Russian resolution to combat the glorification of Nazism

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According to RIA Novosti, the resolution recommends countries to take appropriate concrete measures to prevent a revision of the results of World War II. On September 6, Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov proposed to classify...
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UNODC helps Iraqi victims of terrorism regain hope and their lives

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Amman (Jordan), 21 December 2021 - “As a result of the support I received, I enrolled in university to learn English and made new friends. After two years of introversion, a refusal to communicate...
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End ‘appalling’ Belarus-Poland border crisis, UN rights office urges

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Belarus and Poland must resolve the migrant and refugee crisis at their mutual border, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, describing the on-going situation as “appalling”.   
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Synthetic drugs: Valuable Tools to tackle the threats, now also In French

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UNODC Launches French Version of the UN Toolkit on Synthetic Drugs: a framework for action to address this global problem. Vienna (Austria), 20 December 2021 — The  manufacture of synthetic drugs is on the rise,...
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International Migrants Day 2021

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Vienna (Austria) 18 December 2021 - As the world marks International Migrants Day, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) urges countries to uphold human rights while combatting the criminal networks who...
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UN anti-corruption conference concludes with Sharm El-Sheikh Declaration to safeguard emergency and crisis response

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Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt), 17 December 2021 - The ninth session of the Conference of the States Parties the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) concluded today with the adoption of the Sharm El-Sheikh Declaration...
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GRACE: Educating the integrity leaders of tomorrow

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15 December 2021 – Children and youth can be drivers of positive changes in attitudes and behaviour, and around the world young people are playing a crucial role in developing and implementing innovative, creative...
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Scientology at UN: “It is up to Faith leaders to influence and make of this one, a better world”

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EQUALITY - Reducing Inequality, Promoting Human Rights - This year's Human Rights Day theme refers to "Equality" and Article 1 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights - "All human beings are born...
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COVID-19 leads to over 50 million more hungry people in Asia-Pacific

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COVID-19 led to rising food insecurity for around 54 million people living in the vast Asia-Pacific region during 2020, according to a joint UN agency report published on Wednesday.
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Fundamental freedoms squeezed in Ukraine, Human Rights Council hears

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The UN Human Rights Council heard on Wednesday that fundamental freedoms in Ukraine have been squeezed in Government-controlled areas, as well as across the contact line in eastern territories, held by mainly pro-Russian separatists. 
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COP26 : Transform tragedy to opportunity

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The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), held last month in Glasgow, was defined by a “reinvigorated multilateralism”, a top UN official said on Tuesday during an online discussion on how the summit’s outcomes will impact climate action and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Corruption: Protecting the integrity of sport to harness its positive power

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14 December 2021 – Corruption in sport is not a new phenomenon. Fraudulent activities in the running of sports organizations and competitions have been documented from the times of the ancient Olympic Games all...
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Digital services law and EU digital markets law must be anchored in human rights

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Last December 9th, the United Nations Office for Europe, that "Anchoring the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in human rights is vital to making our virtual public squares...
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Senior White House official Catherine Russell appointed new UNICEF chief

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UN Secretary‑General António Guterres announced on Friday, that Catherine Russell of the United States will become the next Executive Director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
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Tackling most pressing world challenges posed by drugs and crime

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© UNODC Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) and Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) held end-of-the-year meetings on tackling most pressing global challenges posed by drugs and crime Vienna (Austria), 10 December 2021 —...
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Upholding human rights through stronger judiciarie

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© UNODC The Global Judicial Integrity Network: Upholding human rights through stronger judiciarie 10 December 2021 – The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is the world’s foremost document enshrining the rights and freedoms of all...
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Pirates of the Gulf Guinea: A Cost Analysis for Coastal States

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© UNODC UNODC and partners launch the report, ‘Pirates of the Gulf Guinea: A Cost Analysis for Coastal States’ New York (USA), 9 December 2021 – Seafarers working in the Gulf of Guinea face unacceptable and...
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