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Southeast Asia: Torture rooms and karaoke bars in gang-run ‘scam farms’

9 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Southeast Asia: Torture rooms and karaoke bars in gang-run ‘scam farms’ 09 July 2024 UNODC/Laura Gil Scammers who do not meet their quotas are often tortured Transnational crime syndicates based in Southeast Asia are fuelling the trafficking of people, either forcing them to commit crimes or for sexual exploitation in so-called “scam farms” that have spread across the region, according to…

Arbitrary detentions and impunity widespread in Libya, warns UN’s Türk

9 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Arbitrary detentions and impunity widespread in Libya, warns UN’s Türk 09 July 2024 © SOS Méditerranée/Anthony Jean Migrants are rescued off the coast of Libya by the NGO, SOS Méditerranée. (file) The desperate plight of migrants and refugees tortured, trafficked and sold “at scale” in Libya took centre stage at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, where UN rights…

New Permanent Representative of Bahrain Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Bahrain Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 08 July 2024 Presentation of Credentials Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla, the new Permanent Representative of Bahrain to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Mr. Abdulla will concurrently serve as…

UN deputy chief demands bold policies, innovative solutions for SDGs

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN deputy chief demands bold policies, innovative solutions for SDGs 08 July 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed addresses the opening of the High-level Political Forum 2024. The international community must urgently summon the commitment and investments needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline, the UN Deputy Secretary-…

After nine months of war in Gaza, another UN school suffers Israeli airstrike

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home After nine months of war in Gaza, another UN school suffers Israeli airstrike 08 July 2024 © UNRWA/Mohammed Hinnawi A school run by UNRWA has been severely damaged in a missile strike. The war in Gaza passed the nine-month mark on Sunday with humanitarians left assessing the damage of a fresh Israeli airstrike on a UN school…

Earth’s hottest June on record

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Earth’s hottest June on record 08 July 2024 © Unsplash/Ryan Loughlin Temperatures have hit record highs across the world in 2023. Last month was the hottest June since records began and the thirteenth month in a row to set a temperature record, according to new data released on Monday from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service…

Several Ukrainian cities hit in new wave of Russia missile attacks

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Several Ukrainian cities hit in new wave of Russia missile attacks 08 July 2024 UNOCHA/Viktoriia Andriievska Rescue operations at the site of the morning attack in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. Ukrainian cities faced another barrage of missiles fired by Russian forces on Monday with dozens killed and a children’s hospital among the locations hit, UN humanitarians have said…

UN envoy highlights alarming violence and neglected humanitarian crisis in DR Congo

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN envoy highlights alarming violence and neglected humanitarian crisis in DR Congo 08 July 2024 © UNICEF/Jospin Benekire A community health worker walks through an IDP camp in North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has resulted in alarming levels of violence and widespread civilian displacement, the UN…

Hurricane Beryl highlights need for robust early warning systems

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Hurricane Beryl highlights need for robust early warning systems 08 July 2024 © WFP/Fedel Mansour Hurricane Beryl has caused near total devastation on Union Island in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Hurricane Beryl, which left a trail of destruction from the Caribbean to Mexico – and now the United States – has once again underscored the urgent need for robust early warning systems, the UN…

Committee against Torture Opens Eightieth Session in Geneva

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Opens Eightieth Session in Geneva 08 July 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this morning opened its eightieth session, which is being held in Geneva from 8 to 26 July, during which it will review efforts by Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Republic of Korea and Türkiye to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or…