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Philippines: Humane approach to incarceration relieves chronic prison overcrowding

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Philippines: Humane approach to incarceration relieves chronic prison overcrowding 14 July 2024 UNODC/Laura Gil Men's dormitory 4 at Manila City Jail. A more humane approach to dealing with people accused of breaking the law in the Philippines is helping relieve overcrowding in one of the world’s most congested prison systems…

First Person: Filipino elderly ex-prisoner’s joy of ‘sleeping and eating’

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Filipino elderly ex-prisoner’s joy of ‘sleeping and eating’ 13 July 2024 UN News/Daniel Dickinson Toto Aquino in his bedroom at home in Manila. An ex-prisoner in the Philippines, released from jail as a result of a UN-supported Government programme to tackle overcrowding in detention facilities, has spoken of his joy ‘sleeping and eating’ as a free man…

Gaza: Guterres ‘shocked and saddened’ by deadly strikes on Al Mawasi, as WHO and partners aid medical response

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Guterres ‘shocked and saddened’ by deadly strikes on Al Mawasi, as WHO and partners aid medical response 13 July 2024 WHO WHO and partners have been responding to help those injured during a series of airstrikes in Gaza’s Al-Mawasi area on Saturday, near Khan Younis. The UN health agency and partners are helping treat many of those injured during Saturday’s deadly airstrikes by Israeli…

Gaza: There is no alternative to UNRWA, Guterres declares

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: There is no alternative to UNRWA, Guterres declares 12 July 2024 © UNRWA Instead of being filled with children learning, UNRWA schools have been turned into shelters in Gaza Strip for displaced families during the ongoing war. UN Secretary-General António Guterres, standing alongside top officials in New York on Friday, underscored the essential need to bolster the UN agency assisting…

Crushing the scam farms: Southeast Asia’s ‘criminal service providers’

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Crushing the scam farms: Southeast Asia’s ‘criminal service providers’ 12 July 2024 UN News/Jessica Jiji Scam farms include sheds for workers and luxury compounds for the managers. Transnational organised crime groups based in Southeast Asia are turning into “criminal service providers” selling a range of illegal activities, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC…

DR Congo: Conflict escalation linked to deadly Mpox threat

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home DR Congo: Conflict escalation linked to deadly Mpox threat 12 July 2024 © WFP/Benjamin Anguandia Food assistance is distributed to displaced people in the eastern DR Congo. At least 25 million people have been caught up in the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where a neglected health emergency continues to unfold at an alarming rate, the UN health agency said…

Sudan: UN-hosted talks on aid relief and civilian protection to continue in Geneva

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN-hosted talks on aid relief and civilian protection to continue in Geneva 12 July 2024 © UNICEF/Osman Rajab Children sleep on a verandah at a school in Gedaref after fleeing Sinja, in southeastern Sudan following violent clashes. UN-led talks between Sudan's warring parties were set to continue in Geneva on Friday to advance discussions on humanitarian aid and civilian protection,…

Top official warns of weakened regional security following withdrawal from West African economic bloc by Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Top official warns of weakened regional security following withdrawal from West African economic bloc by Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger 12 July 2024 UNOCHA/Eve Sabbagh A women hold her baby in a cap for displaced people in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger’s decision to pull out of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) “even as terrorism and…

UN humanitarians report severe displacement and critical needs in Gaza City

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN humanitarians report severe displacement and critical needs in Gaza City 12 July 2024 © UNRWA Families in Gaza continue to be forced to find safer places to shelter. Humanitarians from the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) witnessed severe civilian displacement, a lack of fuel and dire humanitarian needs in three areas in Gaza City while on a mission trip on Friday, according to…

Top aid officials call for greater solidarity and support for Haiti

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Top aid officials call for greater solidarity and support for Haiti 12 July 2024 © UNICEF/Ralph Tedy Erol Thousands of families continue to flee their homes in Port-au-Prince due to gang-related violence. Three senior humanitarians  appealed on Friday for more support for Haiti, where ongoing gang violence in the capital, Port-au-Prince, is affecting the entire population.…