On July 8 and 9, UN’s ‘Office on Drugs and Crime’ held the 14th Session of its Human Trafficking Working Group in Vienna. The Session focused on child trafficking as well as on trafficking for the removal of organs. Since 2023 and within its...
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Climate, environment and security- A proactive approach
On July 8, Greece participated in the United Nations Security Council Arria Meeting on “Stepping up Prevention Action: From Environmental Challenges to Opportunities for Peace”. ‘Arria-formula’ meetings are informal meetings of the Security...
The ‘Responsibility to Protect’ – It is a matter of principle
On July 1, the Hellenic Permanent Mission to the United Nations addressed the 2024 UN General Assembly Plenary Meeting on the Responsibility to Protect. ‘R2P’, as it is most commonly referred to, is a principle adopted at the 2005 World Summit,...
Children and the Climate Crisis- Action Required
Two of the main priorities of the Hellenic tenure on the Security Council during the years 2025/26 will be to galvanize efforts for the protection of children and coping with the climate crisis. These are issues which can be addressed separately,...
Beyond the Games- Olympic Values are a way of life
From June 26 to July 2, and just a month before the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Greek and French Missions to the United Nations in Geneva hosted an exhibition on the Olympic Ideal & Olympic Truce at the ‘Palais des Nations’, in Geneva. Through the...