Law and Crime Prevention
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Joint UN meeting tackles small arms control to foster sustainable development
On Monday, during a meeting of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, UN officials and disarmament experts…
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Afghanistan: Opium prices approach historic peaks, crime syndicates benefit
Prices for opium in Afghanistan have increased tenfold since the de facto authorities imposed a drug ban in 2022 following…
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Drug traffickers running routes through war zones, top UN official warns
A “new black market” for synthetics and drug trafficking through war zones are fuelling instability around the world, the chief of the…
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‘Rapid expansion’ of synthetic drugs reshaping illicit markets, UN anti-narcotics body warns
Synthetic drugs are rapidly transforming the global drug trade, fuelling an escalating public health crisis, according to the UN administered…
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Syria: Chemical weapons watchdog hits reset button in Damascus, following productive meetings
In a significant move towards eliminating Syria’s chemical weapons programme, the head of the UN-backed international watchdog dedicated to ending…
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International Criminal Court condemns US sanctions move
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday condemned an executive order signed by United States President Donald Trump imposing punitive…
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Syria: Assad’s armed forces must face accountability, says rights probe
Widespread pillaging and the destruction of property in Syria by all parties to the conflict have largely gone unpunished and…
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Darfur: ICC Prosecutor urges immediate action to address atrocities
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday called on the UN Security Council to act decisively to…
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Will those responsible for atrocities in Syria finally face justice?
Hopes are rising that, with the support of the United Nations, the architects of the brutal former regime of Bashar…
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Rights experts call for immediate release of Abu Zubaydah from Guantánamo
UN independent human rights experts have called for the immediate release of Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn, known as Abu Zubaydah, who…
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