UNITED NATIONS March 19, 2024 Forced labor profits, including sexual exploitation, reach 'obscene' $236 billion annually, UN report says The International Labor Organization reported on Tuesday that illegal profits from forced labor worldwide have surged to a staggering $236 billion annually.
UNITED NATIONS March 19, 2024 US and Japan call for ban of nuclear weapons in outer space The U.S. and Japan are jointly sponsoring a United Nations Security Council resolution urging nations not to deploy or develop nuclear weapons in space.
Africa March 18, 2024 Congolese journalist gets time served in 'false information' case, rights group says Congolese journalist Stanis Bujakera is set to be freed from prison after being issued a six-month sentence, having already served more time than that while awaiting trial.
Fast Fashion March 18, 2024 Fast fashion crackdown bill to encourage sustainability approved by France's lower house The lower house of the French Parliament approved a pioneering bill that would regulate the fast fashion industry to make it more sustainable.
South America March 18, 2024 Colombian president suspends ceasefire with rebels after attack on Indigenous community Colombian President Gustavo Petro has suspended a ceasefire with an armed rebel group, Estado Mayor Central, after they attacked an Indigenous community.
Africa March 17, 2024 European Union signs 7.4B euro aid package for Egypt to address migration concerns and more The European Union agreed to give Egypt a 7.4-billion-euro aid package to help bolster migration efforts as immigrants flood the country amid various conflicts.
Artificial Intelligence March 16, 2024 US-led resolution seeks international AI policy as tool to end poverty and hunger: 'urgent' and 'unique' need The United Nations, the U.S. and other countries have committed to pursuing national safety protocols as well as an international, shared understanding of policy for artificial intelligence.
Europe March 15, 2024 Greek police officer busted on duty with 225 pounds of marijuana A Greek police officer was arrested near the Albanian border on Friday, with some 225 pounds of marijuana being found in his service vehicle
North Korea March 15, 2024 North Korean defectors expose human rights violations to United Nations, ask for further investigation North Korean defectors spoke at a United Nations event to expose human rights violations and to advocate for a strengthened U.N. mandate to investigate and document them.
Drugs March 15, 2024 Blinken calls for increased global cooperation to police synthetic drugs as worldwide overdose rates rise U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for greater international cooperation to fight synthetic drug trafficking as global drug use and overdose rates rise.
