Smuggling Of Migrants Tops Agenda At Opening Of Conference On Organized Crime
UN Crime News
The two main routes of smuggling of migrants to Europe and North America generate nearly $7 billion a year to the smuggling networks, according to an estimate today released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
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Welcoming 'calm Atmosphere' Of Mozambique Polls Ban Urges Cooperation Ahead Of Final Results
UN Crime News
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the people of Mozambique for the “calm atmosphere” which prevailed during the presidential, legislative and provincial elections held in the souther Afircan country on 15 October 2014.
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Welcoming 'calm Atmosphere' Of Mozambique Polls Ban Urges Cooperation Ahead Of Final Results
UN Crime News
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the people of Mozambique for the “calm atmosphere” which prevailed during the presidential, legislative and provincial elections held in the souther Afircan country on 15 October 2014.
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Out Of The darkness: UN War Crimes Commission Records Go Public In Washington
UN Crime News
On the heels of an announcement yesterday that the records of the United Nations War Crimes Commission were made open to the public for the first time in 70 years, a panel discussion examining the historical significance and potential use of the records was held this afternoon at UN Headquarters in New York.
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UN General Assembly Security Council Conclude Elections For World Court Judges
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The United Nations General Assembly and Security Council today elected a fifth judge to a seat on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ? the principal judicial organ of the UN ? following the election of four judges earlier this month.
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Trafficking In Children On The Rise Says New UN Report
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One in three known victims of human trafficking is a child, and girls and women are particularly targeted and forced into ?modern slavery,? according to the 2014 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, released today by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna.
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Trafficking In Children On The Rise Says New UN Report
UN Crime News
One in three known victims of human trafficking is a child, and girls and women are particularly targeted and forced into ?modern slavery,? according to the 2014 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, released today by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna.
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