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The global economy undermined
Previously affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine has further weakened the world economy. World trade is facing unprecedented disruptions in energy and food commodities, metals, fertilisers and…
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Fight against racism: end segregation in schools and halt xenophobia in media
MEPs ask for public policies on culture, media, education and sports to be used to uproot structural racism and promote the EU values of tolerance and inclusion. In a resolution…
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UNODC supports the empowerment of female criminal justice practitioners
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…
Europe
International Women’s Day – Building societies where everyone has equal rights and opportunities
Equality between women and men is one of the values of the European Union. It is written into the Union’s founding treaties. And it is a goal the European Institute…
Europe
UN relief chief outlines immediate humanitarian priorities for Ukraine
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…
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Nearly 500 years after Reformation, Catholic mass celebrated in Geneva’s citadel of Protestantism
For the first time in almost 500 years, a Roman Catholic mass was celebrated in Geneva's Protestant St. Pierre Cathedral, with people praying in packed pews in a church that…
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Northeast India’s indigenous women express closeness with Ukraine’ women
Vatican News In the midst of horror stories of the suffering of women and children emerging from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a group of women from Miao Diocese in northeast…
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President Metsola asks Russia to free protesters: truth is not easily suppressed
President Metsola called on the Russian authorities to free all anti-invasion peaceful protesters unjustly detained, at the opening of the plenary session in Strasbourg. As the shelling of Ukraine continues…
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Protect unaccompanied children fleeing Ukraine: UN agency chiefs
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
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,…