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Societies grappling with a ‘silent but growing’ prison crisis
- UN News
Prisons have become a fragile link in many criminal justice systems, weakened by over-incarceration, overcrowding, poor conditions and chronic neglect – fuelling calls for urgent reform.
World News in Brief: Rights abuses in Haiti, Sudan war sees exodus to Chad, food trade optimism
- UN News
Escalating gang violence in Haiti has displaced a record 1.3 million people, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Friday.
Humanitarians must be able to deliver aid in Gaza, UN agencies insist
- UN News
UN agencies on Friday continue to stress they must be allowed to deliver aid in the Gaza Strip as famine looms and a telecommunications blackout threatens lifesaving operations.
UN ocean summit closes in Nice with wave of commitments
- UN News
Ships in the port of Nice sounded their fog-horns on Friday, a brassy crescendo to a rare moment of global unity as the Third United Nations Ocean Conference drew to a close. Moments earlier, more than 170 countries had adopted by consensus a sweeping political declaration promising urgent action to protect the ocean.
DR Congo crisis: Aid teams appeal for support to help displaced communities left with nothing
- UN News
As diplomatic efforts continue to end fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN development agency (UNDP) issued an appeal on Friday on behalf of people uprooted by the violence to help them rebuild their lives and livelihoods.
Israel-Iran crisis: UN chief urges calm after overnight strikes
- UN News
Secretary-General António Guterres condemned Israeli strikes in Iran late Thursday evening, urging ‘maximum restraint’ from Member States. The head of the UN-backed atomic watchdog also highlighted the risk of a wider conflict.
‘Truth and Justice Have No Statute of Limitations; The State Must Assume Its Responsibility’
- Inter Press Service
Jun 13 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses struggles for historical justice with Graciela Montes de Oca, a member of Mothers and Relatives of Detained and Disappeared Uruguayans, a Uruguayan civil society organisation that seeks truth, justice and prevention of future crimes like those committed under dictatorship.
US Threatens UN Members Seeking a Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestine Conflict
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 13 (IPS) - The United States, a longstanding and unyielding Israeli ally, is threatening UN member states urging them to keep off an upcoming high-level meeting aimed at recognizing a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestine conflict.
The meeting, to be co-chaired by France, a permanent member of the UN Security Council, and Saudi Arabia, a strong political ally of the US, is scheduled to take place June 17-20.
Nia Tero: Indigenous Guardianship the Only Time-Tested Approach To Healthy Ocean Ecosystems
- Inter Press Service
NICE, France, Jun 12 (IPS) - The 2025 UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) has seen a significant presence from Indigenous peoples, who insist that their perspective and guidance be taken into account in the global efforts for sustainable ocean use and conservation. The sense of responsibility to the ocean and recognition of its history is an example that the international community can learn from.
From Villain to Vanguard: How the Shipping Industry Could Help Save Our Seas
- Inter Press Service
NICE, France, Jun 12 (IPS) - Once cast as a culprit of ocean degradation, the global shipping industry is quietly reshaping its image—with experts now betting on it as a key ally in saving our seas.
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