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Bahrain, Lebanon, Nauru, Panama and Vanuatu have now committed to the international standard of automatic exchange of financial account information to tackle tax evasion and avoidance

The OECD and the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes announced that Bahrain on May 11, Lebanon, Nauru, Panama and Vanuatu have now committed to share financial account information automatically with other...

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New portal providing national level data and resources will bolster worldwide efforts to protect children online - UNICEF and Family Online Safety Institute

A new version of the Global Resource & Information Directory (GRID) launched will provide governments, industry, law enforcement, educators and academics with a comprehensive digital resource to better protect children online including from sexual...

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UN must 'champion change' to become more relevant and better able to tackle today's challenges

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Flags outside the UN Secretariat building.

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'Alarming' reports of major violations in south-east Turkey – UN rights chief

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High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein addresses the 31st regular session of the...

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