Analena Baerbock, President of the UN General Assembly, speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. President of the UN General Assembly in Davos: most countries of the world…
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Human trafficking can be carried out for the purposes of sexual exploitation, forced labor or begging, and organ removal. Corruption facilitates such crimes at every stage. Corruption facilitates human trafficking…
MINUSCA troops survey Central African Republic’s open border with Sudan. Villagers move back and forth freely – by foot, on the back of a donkey, or with cattle. Armed men…
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People evacuate Aleppo, Syria, amid escalating hostilities there.. Prison breaks and renewed clashes raise alarm in northeast Syria Peace and Security The United Nations continues to monitor developments in northeast…