The World of International Organizations
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July 6, 2020
(AN) — The world’s largest international police organization warned on Monday that organized crime groups have infiltrated Africa’s burgeoning billion-dollar mobile money industry as a platform for human trafficking, money laundering and the global drug trade.
July 3, 2020
(AN) — An independent group of global leaders appealed to European leaders on Friday to “stand firm” against Israel’s threat to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, saying such a move would increase the risks of violence and undermine global respect for the rule of law.
July 2, 2020
(AN) — The world generated 53.6 million metric tons of electronic waste in 2019, more than one-fifth higher than the amount discarded five years earlier, according to figures released on Thursday by U.N. agencies and a waste management organization.
July 1, 2020
(AN) — Researchers at the world’s biggest atom smasher announced on Wednesday they have observed a type of four-quark particle that physicists have never seen before and could lead to better understanding of a fundamental building block of all matter.
July 1, 2020
(AN) — The global coronavirus outbreak could cause as much as US$3.3 trillion in losses to the global tourism industry if the pandemic lasts a year, the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development reported on Wednesday.
July 1, 2020
(AN) — The U.N. Security Council overcame U.S. resistance to unanimously approve a resolution on Wednesday calling for immediate ceasefires worldwide so that everyone can focus their efforts on ending the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 30, 2020
(AN) — Governments and organizations pledged €6.9 billion at a conference on Tuesday to provide humanitarian aid for people displaced inside war-ravaged Syria and for refugees who fled for safety to neighboring countries.
June 30, 2020
(AN) — The challenge of preventing abuses worldwide is rising sharply as racism, discrimination and social inequalities accelerate the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday.
June 29, 2020
(AN) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled foreign affiliates of U.S.-based organizations lack free speech rights and, therefore, must adopt policies opposing prostitution to get federal money to fight AIDS abroad.
June 28, 2020
(AN) — The world reached two tragic milestones on Sunday — 10 million COVID-19 cases and 500,000 deaths — with 1 million infections added in the past six days even as nations eased lockdowns and focused on economic recovery.
