Month: July 2017
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News
‘Act now’ to help and protect trafficking victims, UN urges on World Day against the scourge
Criminal groups feed off the instability created by conflicts, and as links between wars, trafficking and migrant smuggling become more…
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UNESCO holds workshop on biosphere reserves around Caspian Sea
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) held a three-day (July 25-27) workshop on biosphere reserves around the…
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Mine action for sustainable development
By Olaf Juergensen, Development and Mine Action Specialist, UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub Today, more than 65 countries are reported as…
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Back from visit to Myanmar, independent UN rights expert says situation ‘worsening’
While no one expects an overnight transition to democracy in Myanmar, there has to be real progress on human rights,…
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Afghanistan: UN condemns attack on civilians in Kabul
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres condemned yesterday’s bomb attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul, warning that attacks on civilians may constitute…
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Latest round of UN-led global consultations spotlights migrants’ contributions to development
Although the net benefits of migration far outweigh its costs, the public perception is often the opposite, a senior United…
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Sustainable development and sustaining peace: Two sides of the same coin
By Magdy Martínez-Solimán, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of UNDP’s Bureau for Policy and Programme Support and Oscar Fernández-Taranco, UN Assistant Secretary-General for…
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UN report reveals shocking abuse African migrant women face on their journey to Europe
The United Nations migration agency said that perhaps 80 per cent of Nigerian migrant women and girls arriving on Europe’s…
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Rainy season worsens cholera crisis in Yemen
Yemen is facing the world’s largest cholera outbreak, the United Nations health agency warned, with 5,000 Yemenis falling sick every…
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Reporting progress on the 2030 Agenda: Navigating through the maze of the 17 goals
By Eunice Kamwendo, Strategic Advisor, UNDP Africa As countries implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, they face competing demands. There is…
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