Break the link between illicit drugs and social media: UN-backed report
The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), an independent, UN-backed body, is calling on governments to do more to regulate social media platforms…
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Crash in family incomes during COVID will increase inequality for generations
At least two-thirds of households with children have lost income since the COVID-19 pandemic hit two years ago, according to a joint…
Invasion of Ukraine: Neighbours struggle with refugee influx; UN expresses ‘horror’ at Mariupol hospital attack
The exodus of millions of Ukrainians from their country following the Russian invasion could overwhelm neighbouring countries, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday,…
Two years on, COVID-19 pandemic ‘far from over’
Almost 500 million people have been infected with the coronavirus since March 2020 and new variants are still a threat. This Friday…
LET’S HOPE THIS ONE REACHES THE GOAL
Depressingly relevant New Years’ cartoon from exactly 100 years ago, at the end of our previous deadly pandemic. Cartoon by Dorman Smith,…
Parliament calls for EU rules and strategy to counter the crackdown on civil society in Europe
MEPs adopted proposals to recognise the crucial role of civil society for democracy, calling for a Commission strategy and common rules across…
MEPs demand a ban on ‘golden passports’ and specific rules for ‘golden visas’
Concerned that EU citizenship is for sale, Parliament proposes new common rules to address the many problems linked to ‘citizenship/residence by investment’…
Belarus: UN report reveals extent of violations in human rights crackdown
The Belarusian Government’s continuing crackdown on political opponents, civil society, journalists and lawyers has seen the fundamental human rights of tens of…
French EU Presidency: CEC and COMECE meet with Ambassador Leglise-Costa
A delegation of CEC and COMECE met with Ambassador Philippe Leglise-Costa, Permanent Representative of France to the European Union, on 7 March…
Researchers have documented for the first time that plants can defend themselves against herbivores
A new study from the University of Copenhagen confirms that plants use defenses to avoid being eaten. Scientists for the first time…