by Daniel Clark | Dec 30, 2020
Nuclear weapons testing began in 1945 and nearly 2,000 tests have subsequently been undertaken. International Day against Nuclear Tests is to learn about the effects of nuclear weapon test explosions or any other nuclear explosions and the need for their cessation as...
by Daniel Clark | Dec 30, 2020
Torture and other forms of cruel, degrading and inhuman treatment seek to annihilate personality and deny the inherent dignity of a human being. Though prohibited under international law and totally unjustified, torture persists in all regions of the world. Its...
by Daniel Clark | Dec 30, 2020
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) counters illegal drugs, organised crime, corruption and terrorism globally. According to the World Drug Report, a global overview of the supply and demand of opiates, cocaine, cannabis, amphetamine-type stimulants...
by Daniel Clark | Dec 29, 2020
The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is to pay tribute to the uniformed and civilian personnel’s contribution to the work of the United Nations (UN) and to honour more than 3,900 peacekeepers who have lost their lives serving under the UN flag since...
by Daniel Clark | Dec 29, 2020
World War Two (WWII) was from 1st September 1939 to 2nd September 1945 and involved the Axis powers — Germany, Italy, and Japan — and the Allies — France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China, as well as all signatories to...