Hungary becomes Europe's most corrupt country, Transparency International

Hungary becomes Europe’s most corrupt country, Transparency International

Capital of Hungary (Budapest) Hungary became the most corrupt country in Europe, Transparency International released the list of the most corrupt countries in the world. A dispute between Hungary and Belgium over corruption and other legal matters has led to the freezing of Hungarian assets worth billions of euros. To recover these funds, Hungary has…

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UN experts laud International Olympic Committee for considering admission of Russian, Belarusian athletes

UN experts laud International Olympic Committee for considering admission of Russian, Belarusian athletes

Against the backdrop of the ongoing and deadly Russian invasion of Ukraine, the experts urged the IOC to adopt a decision in that direction, and to go further.  Level playing field needed  Alexandra Xanthaki, Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights and Ashwini K.P., Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia…

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Tedros: COVID-19 remains an international health threat

Tedros: COVID-19 remains an international health threat

Tedros’s decision follows the advice offered at the latest coronavirus Emergency Committee meeting last Friday, held at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva via videoconference. “There is little doubt that this virus will remain a permanently established pathogen in humans and animals for the foreseeable future,” the Committee said. It is three years to…

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Two years on from Myanmar military coup, UN chief stresses international unity, as arrests, airstrikes continue

Two years on from Myanmar military coup, UN chief stresses international unity, as arrests, airstrikes continue

Ahead of 1 February – marking two years since the military overturned and arbitrarily detained members of the democratically elected civilian Government, including President U Win Myint and State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi – the Secretary-General, in a statement issued by his Spokesperson, raised several concerns. He also condemned all forms of violence…

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