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First Person: Reducing the harm caused by drugs in Thailand

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Reducing the harm caused by drugs in Thailand 23 June 2023 UN News/Daniel Dickinson Watcharapol Mahaprom undergoes a blood test at the Ozone Foundation. A Thai man has been talking about how he is able to reduce the harm caused by using the drug crystal meth thanks to a programme supported by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Thailand…

Ukraine: War ‘weakening’ international security, political affairs chief warns

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: War ‘weakening’ international security, political affairs chief warns 23 June 2023 © UNICEF/Aleksey Filippov Lyman, a frontline city in eastern Ukraine. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the war “has weakened the international collective security system we have all pledged to uphold”, the top UN political affairs official told the…

On Peacebuilding Day, ambassadors discuss response to organized crime in the Sahel

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home On Peacebuilding Day, ambassadors discuss response to organized crime in the Sahel 23 June 2023 © UNDP/Aurelia Rusek Ongoing violence, climate change, desertification, and tension over natural resources are all worsening hunger and poverty in Chad and across the Sahel. The Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) convened for an ambassadorial-level meeting in New York on Friday to tackle the issue of…

Urgent reform needed to shield women and children from violence during custody battles

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Urgent reform needed to shield women and children from violence during custody battles 23 June 2023 © UNICEF/Estey Every year, millions of girls and boys around the world face the threat of violence and abuse, including when parents are fighting over custody in court. Family court systems worldwide are being impacted by “deeply embedded gender bias” which is leaving women and children…

Somalia in danger of losing hard-won gains, Security Council hears

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Somalia in danger of losing hard-won gains, Security Council hears 22 June 2023 © WFP/Petroc Wilton Meals are served in Garowe, Somalia, as part of a project for schools, supported by the World Food Programme (WFP). Despite gains made in tackling terrorism and advancing the electoral process in Somalia, top UN officials warned the Security Council on Thursday that extra effort and funding…

Health data, women’s and LGBT rights in spotlight at Human Rights Council

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Health data, women’s and LGBT rights in spotlight at Human Rights Council 22 June 2023 UN News/Elizabeth Scaffidi People celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month in New York. (file) The right to keep personal health data private is increasingly under threat in our digital world, with potentially devastating consequences for already vulnerable people, a UN-…

Agencies join forces with deminers to reclaim agricultural land in Ukraine

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Agencies join forces with deminers to reclaim agricultural land in Ukraine 22 June 2023 © FAO/Viacheslav Ratynskyi Farming land in Ukraine has been contaminated by land mines and other ordinance. Ukraine’s severely damaged agricultural sector will receive a boost from two UN agencies they announced on Thursday, partnering with a Swiss mine action foundation to help make land safe and…

Financial system must evolve in ‘giant leap towards global justice’: Guterres

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Financial system must evolve in ‘giant leap towards global justice’: Guterres 22 June 2023 United Nations/Cyril Bailleul UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact in Paris, France. Developing countries are buckling under high debt and exorbitant borrowing costs, that prevent them from reviving their economies, UN chief António Guterres …

Afghanistan mission chief to Taliban: Bans on women and girls cost you legitimacy at home and abroad

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan mission chief to Taliban: Bans on women and girls cost you legitimacy at home and abroad 21 June 2023 © UNICEF/Mark Naftalin A group of women and their children walk Daikundi in remote central Afghanistan. The multiple restrictions placed on women and girls by Afghanistan’s de facto rulers are costing the Taliban “both domestic and international legitimacy” and are highly…

In a dangerous and divided world, yoga yields ‘precious’ benefits

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home In a dangerous and divided world, yoga yields ‘precious’ benefits 21 June 2023 UN Photo/Mark Garten Participants join an event at UN Headquarters in New York to mark the 9th International Day of Yoga. Celebrating the union of body, mind and soul, hundreds of yoga enthusiasts - including UN officials and staffers - filled the green expanse of the North Lawn at UN Headquarters in New York on…