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Third Committee – Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Issues | UN Press
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Third Committee – Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Issues | UN Press

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Note: A complete summary of today’s Third Committee meetings will be available on Tuesday, 4 October. Briefing DELPHINE SCHANTZ, of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), expressed her agency’s support for Member States in their fight against drugs, corruption, terrorism and organized crime, including crimes that affect the environment, and cybercrime.  Championing…

Secondary education can reduce child marriage by 66%: UNICEF – Down To Earth
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Secondary education can reduce child marriage by 66%: UNICEF – Down To Earth

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Secondary education stronger, more consistent protection against child marriage than primary school education Two of every three child marriages would be stopped in the world only if all girls could complete secondary school, a new UNICEf report claimed. The numbers would fall 80 per cent if all girls continued on to higher education, the report mentioned….

Shedding Light on Human Trafficking Around the World at the U.N.
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Shedding Light on Human Trafficking Around the World at the U.N.

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July 30, 2022, marked the U.N.’s annual event, the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Ahead of this event, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres lamented the fact that the scourge of human trafficking is “a problem that is growing worse – especially for women and girls, who represent the majority of detected trafficked persons globally.” As…

“Our Africa” TV Program Releases Episode 15 on GH One TV to Focus on Health Issues
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“Our Africa” TV Program Releases Episode 15 on GH One TV to Focus on Health Issues

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Accra, Ghana & Mumbai, Maharashtra, India: Our Africa by Merck Foundation TV Program is now broadcasting on LNTV, Liberia; AYV, Sierra Leone and ZNBC, Zambia after a huge success on GH One TV, Ghana; NTV, Uganda and KTN, Kenya. ‘Our Africa by Merck Foundation’ is a pan-African TV program that is conceptualized, produced, directed, and co-hosted by Senator, Dr….

Zambia: Eliminating Harmful Practices Affecting Children – allAfrica.com
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Zambia: Eliminating Harmful Practices Affecting Children – allAfrica.com

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The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) has called on African member states to conduct a national study or assessment on harmful practices affecting children on the continent. In a concept note preceding the hosting of the Day of the African Child which falls on June 16 every…

Forced labour, prostitution and child marriages: rescuing victims of trafficking in Malawi
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Forced labour, prostitution and child marriages: rescuing victims of trafficking in Malawi

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The six men from Nepal believed they were heading to the United States for work. Instead, after a long journey which took them through six countries, they arrived in Malawi. They were locked in a house and their passports were taken away.