Children with disabilities disproportionately impacted by war in Ukraine
The current humanitarian crisis stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is having “a disproportionate impact” on persons with disabilities, especially children with…
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‘Very alarming’ conditions at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, IAEA chief warns
The situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has deteriorated rapidly to the point of becoming “very alarming,” Director General of the…
UN chief’s Youth Day message: People of all ages need to ‘join forces’ for a better world
International Youth Day celebrates “the power of partnerships across generations,” the UN chief said in his message for the day.
Dozens missing after migrant boat sinks in Aegean Sea – UNHCR
Dozens of people are said to be missing after a boat of migrants and refugees sank in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday…
UNODC celebrates International Youth Day by working for and with youth
© UNODC Vienna (Austria), 12 August 2022 – The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is proud to recognize International…
Children affected by conflict cannot wait for their education
From Ethiopia to Chad and Palestine, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN’s fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, is helping…
Belarus: Rights experts denounce withdrawal from key environmental agreement
UN experts on Wednesday denounced the decision by Belarus to withdraw from an international agreement that upholds people’s right to access information,…
Boat Drivers and Smuggling Networks: New UNODC Research Questions Assumptions about Smuggling of Migrants by Sea
Canary Islands (Spain), 9 August 2022 – In the final months of 2020, when the world was still reeling from the effects…
Indigenous women’s work to preserve traditional knowledge celebrated on International Day
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for amplifying the voices of Indigenous women, which is critical to achieving a just future for…
European Population and its Drug Problem, a 2022 overview
Being present across European countries and in direct contact in the streets, markets, any kind of shops, associations, schools, administrations, and agencies,…