Tag: United Nations
Philippines adopts victim-centered crackdown on scam hubs with UN-backed reforms
Philippines adopts victim-centered reforms against scam hubs, targeting trafficking networks as UN backs stronger, coordinated response to cybercrime
Extreme heat as ‘risk multiplier’ pushes global food systems toward crisis,...
UN warns extreme heat is disrupting food systems, cutting farm labor capacity, and placing over a billion livelihoods at risk
Civilians bear brunt as Lebanon fighting continues despite ceasefire push
Aid disruptions and mounting casualties highlight growing gap between diplomatic efforts and realities faced by communities caught in conflict
Holy See reaffirms need to combat all forms of violence against...
Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher points out the challenges that women and girls still face, and the need to defend their equal dignity
Caritas slams ‘man-made famine’ in Gaza, urges ceasefire as UN reports...
Caritas urges global action on Gaza crisis, calling starvation deliberate as UN warns of collapsing healthcare and rising toll
Rights groups urge UN to probe PH’s exploitation of counterterrorism laws
The UPR also called on the international community to demand immediate safeguards to protect the fundamental rights of the Filipino people
UN expert: Phaseout of fossil fuels a ‘non-negotiable’ human rights obligation
UN expert says fossil fuel phaseout is a human rights obligation, urging urgent action to protect people and planet
Irene Khan slams continuing red-tagging in UN report
Khan called on the PH government to carry out substantive legal, policy, and institutional reforms to strengthen freedom of expression
Children at risk: UN report warns against rising trafficking and impunity
“As a result, trafficking in children remains a low cost and low risk, yet high profits crime, generating billions of dollars annually"
Holy See supporting future Convention on crimes against humanity
Unlike war crimes, genocide, torture, and enforced disappearance, there is still no international treaty dedicated to crimes against humanity
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