VIENNA, 7 January (UN Information Service) — Egypt witnessed a remarkable decline in the cases of trafficking in persons detected in 2017, compared to cases reported in 2014, according to a report released on Sunday, 6 January, by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime(UNODC). Only 23 cases of trafficking in persons have been recorded during the period from …
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20 August 2018 – The United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres submitted his report to the General Assembly on the protection of the Palestinian civilian population. In the report, which is a public document, the Secretary‑General said that, after more than 50 years of Israeli military occupation, Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and in the Gaza Strip, remain particularly …
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Governments are being urged to invest more in drug treatment and rehabilitation rather than just focusing solely on prevention, the latest report by the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) recommends. The study, published on Thursday, reveals that only one in six people globally who needs treatment has access to these services. Further, even where treatment is available, the quality often …
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Managing migration is one of the most urgent and profound tests of international cooperation in our time “Migration is an expanding global reality” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres maintains in his report released today. “The time for debating the need for cooperation in this field is past”, and “managing it is one of the most urgent and profound tests of …
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Governments and the private sector have not kept up with the game-changing pace of digital technologies, exposing children to new risks and harms – both on and offline – and leaving millions of the most disadvantaged behind, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Monday in a new report. Pointing out that one in three Internet users worldwide is a …
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WHO Egypt Annual Report 2016 Click to download
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Launch of the United Nations World Water Development Report “Wastewater: the Untapped Resource” Download the report here Or check the download page here: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/water/wwap/wwdr/2017-wastewater-the-untapped-resource/
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Human Development Report 2016 “Human Development for Everyone’ Download in 6 languages: http://hdr.undp.org/en/2016-report/download
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With top diplomats and urban development experts gathered this week in Quito, Ecuador, for a major United Nations conference on green, clean urban spaces, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has released a new report spotlighting the power of culture as a strategic asset for creating cities that are more inclusive, creative and sustainable. Launched today in the …
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