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Next step should be a #UNGA Res mandating a #UN #Syria special prosecutor

Interview: Is the International Criminal Court Losing Its Grip?

unglaublich … Austrian and Syrian staff working #together


Video: Toby Cadman – The International Criminal Court (Insight, TRT World)



Bridge schools long overdue for a reality check

Ending #Nuclear Tests: why should I care?

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United against corruption for development, peace and security #UnitedAgainstCorruption

UN General Assembly Should Organize Emergency Special Session






 

 

Last day of Exiled To Nowhere: #Burma’s #Rohingya Award-winning photo exhibition in #UKParliament

57 heads of States make a landmark commitment against commercialisation of education

Launch of the Call of the Francophone civil society against commercialisation of education

 

The Call of the Francophone civil society against commercialisation of education warns against the different forms of commercialisation in the formal and non-formal education sectors, and opposes the transformation of education into a commercial product. It notably calls States to:

– put in place public educational systems of quality and completely free of charge
– regulate private education
– eliminate educational establishments with a commercial purpose

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to visit Austria

Media invited to press conference  and various events

 

VIENNA, 2 December (UN Information Service) – On his final official overseas trip away from headquarters, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Austria from 7 to 9 December 2016.

The Secretary-General will meet Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern, Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz and the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Youth Employment and former Chancellor of Austria, Werner Faymann.

The Secretary-General will attend an unveiling ceremony of Sustainable Development Goals branding at the Vienna International Centre. Mr. Ban will also visit a restaurant run by refugees and Austrians, Habibi & Hawara, as part of the Together campaign which promotes diversity and inclusion. The global campaign led by the United Nations to counter xenophobia,  emphasizes direct personal contact between host communities and refugees and migrants and highlights the positive contributions made by refugees and migrants.

On the International Anti-Corruption Day, Friday 9 December, the Secretary-General will attend and deliver remarks at an Anti-Corruption Excellence Award Ceremony hosted  by His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Amir of Qatar at the Hofburg Palace.

While in Vienna Mr. Ban will also meet the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov, representatives of the other Vienna-based UN organizations and address staff.

 

Media representatives are invited to attend the following events:

Listen up & see for yourself! #EULobbying

 

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