According to Government figures, the number of inmates are four times over the planned capacity, making the Philippines one of the most overcrowded penal systems in the world…
Read more First Person: Filipino elderly ex-prisoner’s joy of ‘sleeping and eating’Displacements in this Caribbean country have reached record levels, with nearly 600,000 people forced to leave their homes this year – double the number from last year. This…
Read more Haiti: Longing to live again, amid trauma of displacementEstablished by Security Council resolution 1757 in 2007, the Special Tribunal’s jurisdiction also extended to other attacks that were judicially determined to be connected to the Beirut attack…
Read more Justice served: Lebanon’s Special Tribunal closesThe discussions at the international anti-corruption conference, convened in Atlanta by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), held between 11 and 15 December, built on the…
Read more ‘Illegal betting is the number one factor fuelling corruption in sports’, UN conference hearsThe members of the Security Council strongly condemned the efforts to unconstitutionally change the legitimate government of the Republic of Niger on 26 July 2023. Earlier this week,…
Read more Niger: Security Council strongly condemns ‘efforts to unconstitutionally change’ GovernmentThe trial of Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka was the most emblematic, complex case the court in North Kivu province had ever handled, and its proceedings and final judgement in…
Read more Bringing a war criminal to justiceThe trainee police officers are part of a network of law enforcement specialists in Thailand, but also across the region, who are cooperating across borders to stem trafficking…
Read more First Person: A Thai police trainer’s ‘passion’ for fighting the SE Asia drug tradeIn this feature, part of a series exploring trafficking in the Sahel, UN News focuses on migrant smuggling. Migrant smugglers have been reaping rich dividends over the past…
Read more Trafficking in the Sahel: Smugglers ‘will take you anywhere’In this feature, part of a series exploring the fight against trafficking in the Sahel, UN News focuses on the illegal arms trade that is fuelling conflict and…
Read more Trafficking in the Sahel: Muzzling the illicit arms trade“I want to make the most of my time, even in prison, and this training should help me find a job later,” said Denny, 31, who has just…
Read more Baristas behind bars: From serving time to serving lattesWFP’s Country Director in Sudan, Eddie Rowe, told reporters in Geneva that in a major breakthrough, the agency distributed food assistance to 15,000 people in both Sudanese Armed…
Read more UN humanitarians complete first food distribution in Khartoum as hunger, threats to children, intensify“I can’t think of a better way than using food to bring everyone to the table,” said Elroi Yee, an investigative reporter and producer of the Dari Dapur…
Read more Malaysia: ‘Everyone has a migration story’, now let’s eatPeriod poverty, or the inability to afford menstrual products, is a serious issue especially in developing countries, an issue menstruating girls and women grapple with monthly and a…
Read more Menstrual Hygiene Day: Putting an end to period povertyThis feature, which focuses on the illegal trade in substandard and fake medicines, is part of a UN News series exploring the fight against trafficking in the Sahel.…
Read more Trafficking in the Sahel: Killer cough syrup and fake medicineVolker Türk was issuing a clarion call to protect and expand civic space, arguing that it’s the only way to enable us all “to play a role in…
Read more ‘Safe digital public square’ never more important, says Türk“The escalating war is taking a heavy toll on civilians who live close to the front lines, people who cannot go back to their homes, and people across…
Read more Ukraine: UN delivers aid to millions, as civilian suffering continues“The United Nations and its partners made strides in rolling back the worst food insecurity last year, but these gains remain fragile, and 17 million people are still…
Read more Despite ‘slightly’ improved food security in Yemen, hunger stalks millionsIn the first of a series of features exploring the fight against trafficking in the Sahel, UN News takes a closer look at what’s behind the growth of…
Read more Trafficking in the Sahel: Guns, gas, and gold“This action is a victory for multilateralism and for global efforts to counter the destructive trends facing ocean health, now and for generations to come,” said the UN…
Read more UN delegates reach historic agreement on protecting marine biodiversity in international watersKeenan Anderson died in Los Angeles after being repeatedly tased by police following a chase resulting from a traffic stop, according to news reports, and Tyre Nichols in…
Read more United States: UN rights experts gravely concerned over ‘brutal deaths’ at hands of police
