Spike in dangerous Darién jungle crossings underscores need for safe migration pathways, say UN agencies

Spike in dangerous Darién jungle crossings underscores need for safe migration pathways, say UN agencies

Crossing the Darién jungle – on the border between Colombia and Panama – and its infamous and so-called Darién Gap, is an arduous undertaking, involving hikes over steep mountains, enduring torrential rain and fording swift rivers. Those on the move are also at risk of robbery and rape. The dangerous journey speaks of not only…

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South Sudan: UN agencies urge immediate action to avert deepening food crisis

South Sudan: UN agencies urge immediate action to avert deepening food crisis

During a three-day visit to the country, Qu Dongyu, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Cindy McCain, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP); and Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) witnessed the devastating effects of severe weather events and a lack of infrastructure on communities….

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UK Bill ‘significantly erodes’ human rights and refugee protections, UN agencies warn

UK Bill ‘significantly erodes’ human rights and refugee protections, UN agencies warn

Concerns over legislation The Illegal Immigration Bill eliminates access to asylum for anyone who arrives “irregularly” in the UK, meaning they passed through a country – however briefly – where they did not face persecution.   The bill bars migrants from presenting refugee protection or other human rights claims, regardless of their circumstances. It has…

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Contact between the heads of the intelligence agencies of the United States and Russia

Contact between the heads of the intelligence agencies of the United States and Russia

File photo The head of Russia’s intelligence agency, Sergei Naryshkin, has contacted the head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). According to Arab media, after the coup of a private military group in Russia, there was contact between the heads of the American and Russian intelligence agencies. Sergei Naryshkin says that he had a…

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New UN ‘roadmap’ shows how to drastically slash plastic pollution

UN agencies head up new $115 million push for cleaner, healthier oceans

FAO will co-lead the Clean and Healthy Oceans initiative together with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), in a strategic partnership with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the UN educational, science and cultural agency UNESCO. “Together, we can turn the…

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Russian intelligence agencies are investigating the coup attempt, Sergei Lavrov

Russian intelligence agencies are investigating the coup attempt, Sergei Lavrov

File Photo Courtesy: Anna Dolo Agency Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that Russian intelligence agencies are investigating the coup attempt. In an interview with Russian media in Moscow, Sergei Lavrov said that the involvement of foreign intelligence agencies is being investigated. He said that the American ambassador in Russia has told that the…

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A secret meeting of the world's major intelligence agencies in Singapore

A secret meeting of the world’s major intelligence agencies in Singapore

About two dozen senior officials of the world’s major intelligence agencies have held a secret meeting under the Shangri-La Dialogue. According to the foreign news agency, the Singapore government has been organizing this security meeting in Singapore for the past several years at a completely separate and secret venue with the security summit. The foreign…

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