Month: March 2022

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…

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Mud-brick caravanserai undergoes restoration to host modern ‎trippers

Restoration work has commenced on Sadrabad caravanserai to turn the 19th-century inn into a tourism destination. Located in Mohammadabad village…

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International Women’s Day: ‘Time is ‎now’ for gender equality

‘Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow’ is the theme for the UN’s commemoration of International Women’s Day on Tuesday, celebrating the…

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Human Rights Council to establish ‎Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine

In a resolution adopted on Friday, the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva agreed to establish a commission to investigate…

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Canada urged to amend ‎transgenerational discriminatory ‎Indian Act

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) called on Thursday, for Canada to fully address long-standing gender-based discrimination…

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Bachelet leads calls for ceasefire in ‎Ukraine during urgent debate at UN ‎rights council

Russia’s military attack on Ukraine has “opened a new and dangerous chapter in world history,” UN High Commissioner for Human…

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Iran urges global action against use of ICT for criminal purposes

Iran’s ambassador to the UN has stressed the need to adopt a convention that promotes international cooperation against crimes committed…

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UN humanitarians call on combatants to spare Ukraine civilians as aid ramps up

Well over 600,000 people have fled Ukraine in under a week, since Russia’s military offensive began, UN humanitarians said on…

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UN Environment Assembly opens, sets sites on ending plastic pollution

Delegates were looking to advance a global agreement on plastic pollution, among a series of draft resolutions on biodiversity and…

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