Aug 4, 2020
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United Nations Dialogue Commemorating the 6th Anniversary of the genocidal campaign against the Yazidi minority in Iraq. Yazidi genocide survivor and UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking Nadia Murad, said, “ignoring the suffering of the Yazidis is unacceptable. The international community must not defer meaningful actions any longer.” During an event today (03 Aug) marking the sixth anniversary of the genocidal campaign against the Yazidi minority, Nadia Murad who survived trafficking at the hands of ISIL (Da’esh) called on the Governments in Iraq and Erbil to “search for and [Read More]
Jul 27, 2018
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United Nations, New York, USA, July 26, 2018 – Princess Eugenie of York speak about her work as Director of the Anti-Slavery Collective During the NEXUS Meeting today at the UN Headquarters in New York City. Photos: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire By Kurt Wheelock UNITED NATIONS — When British Princess Eugenie and her sister Princess Beatrice came to the UN on July 26 it was on a deadly serious subject, ending modern slavery. She spoke at the NEXUS 8th Annual Global Summit at the UN. Princess Eugenie’s commitment to the issue began on a 2013 trip to India with her mother, [Read More]
Nov 11, 2017
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Miroslav Lajcak President of the seventy-second session of the General Assembly During Nadia Murad, UNODC (UN Office on Drugs and Crime) Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking, details her fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as part of a panel discussion on trafficking in persons and the Lunching of her Book ” The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State” today at the UN Headquarters in New York City. Photo: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire United Nations, November 10 2017. The United Nations Office on Drugs and [Read More]