Americas Events Sports World 

Using Sports to Prevent Crime and Drug Use Among Youth

March 14, 2017March 15, 2017 RMN News Brazil, Crime, Drug, Sports, Youth

This past week saw the start of phase two of UNODC’s work in Brazil around using sports as a means

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Americas Videoart World 

Citizens March to End Corruption in Dominican Republic

February 22, 2017February 23, 2017 RMN News Citizens, Corruption, Dominican Republic, March, Transparency

Dominican civil society organisations and citizens have planned to participate in a nation-wide anti-corruption protest “National Mobilisation Day against Impunity,”

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Asia Pacific World 

Get United Against Corruption on Anti-Corruption Day

December 9, 2016December 10, 2016 RMN News Corruption, Democracy, Education, Sustainable Development Goals, UNDP, UNODC

Fighting corruption is a global concern because corruption is found in both rich and poor countries, and evidence shows that

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Americas World 

Anti-Black Racism in Canada’s Criminal Justice System: UN

October 23, 2016October 24, 2016 RMN News Black, Canada, Criminal, Human Rights, Justice, Racism, UN

A group of United Nations (UN) human rights experts has expressed serious concerns about systemic anti-Black racism in the criminal justice

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Health Healthcare Middle East and Africa Recent World 

Afghan Opium Crop Cultivation Declines – UN Survey

October 15, 2015October 19, 2015 RMN News Afghan, Afghanistan, Opium, Survey, UN

Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan decreased 19 per cent in 2015, compared to the previous year, according to the latest

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Crime Middle East and Africa Politics Recent Videoart World 

Crime Congress Focuses on Crime Prevention Issues

April 18, 2015April 20, 2015 RMN News Congress, Crime, UN

Inequality, poverty and weak rule of law are linked to violence and crime, according to the UN. “There can be

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