Remembering 9/11, UN chief expresses solidarity with victims and their loved ones

This article is published in association with United Nations. The United Nations joined its host city, New York, in commemorating the 2,977 lives lost on 11 September 2001, when Al-Qaida terrorists hijacked four aircrafts and flew them into buildings in the United States. Two of the planes struck the twin skyscrapers of the World Trade Center […]

Commission proposes to strengthen the rights of victims of crime

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. All the victims of crime across the European Union deserve support. Today’s initiative of the European Commission aims to strengthen their rights across the European Union so that they receive support, access information, seek justice and obtain compensation. The proposed update of the existing […]

MEPs want to create a European Day for the victims of the global climate crises

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament calls for an annual ‘EU day for the victims of the global climate crises’ to be established to remember the human lives lost due to climate change. In the resolution, adopted with 395 votes to 109 and 31 abstentions on Thursday, Parliament proposes […]

Climate refugees – the world’s forgotten victims

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Tetsuji Ida, Senior Staff Writer and Editorial Writer, Kyodo News Data on climate refugees – those forced to flee due to disasters and other weather events – is limited, which is why they’re called the “forgotten victims of […]

Victims’ Rights: New Strategy to empower victims

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission presented today its first ever EU Strategy on victims’ rights to ensure that all victims of crime can fully rely on their rights, no matter where in the EU the crime took place. The strategy sets a number of actions for […]

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