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Nearly 10% of marine life threatened with extinction – Red List

Nearly 10% of marine life threatened with extinction – Red List GENEVA, Switzerland – The effects of human activity from climate change to pollution are “devastating” marine life, with nearly a tenth of underwater plants and animals assessed so far threatened with extinction, the latest Red List of Threatened Species showed on Friday, December 9. The report’s release coincided with a UN summit on nature in Montreal where the […]

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Philippines still a source, destination of child trafficking, says UN rapporteur

Philippines still a source, destination of child trafficking, says UN rapporteur The Philippines is still source and destination for child trafficking and sale, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children said on Thursday. In presenting her preliminary findings following her 11-day visit to the Philippines, Mama Fatima Singhateh added […]

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UN expert urges Philippines to focus on tackling sexual exploitation of children in tourism, too

UN expert urges Philippines to focus on tackling sexual exploitation of children in tourism, too MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government should also focus on addressing the sexual exploitation of children in travel and tourism and consider establishing child-specific courts, an expert from the United Nations said Thursday. Mama Fatima Singhateh, UN special rapporteur on […]

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Pope Francis removes Tagle, other leaders from Caritas Internationalis

Pope Francis removes Tagle, other leaders from Caritas Internationalis Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 23) — Pope Francis has ordered the removal of Caritas Internationalis leaders, including Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as president, and appointed a temporary administrator, citing the need to “revise the current regulatory framework” for the renewal of the confederation. “It would appear […]

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Pope Francis breaks down and cries while mentioning Ukraine at public prayer

Pope Francis breaks down and cries while mentioning Ukraine at public prayer ROME, Italy – Pope Francis broke down and cried on Thursday, December 8, as he mentioned the suffering of Ukrainians during a traditional prayer in central Rome. The pope’s voice began to tremble as he mentioned the Ukrainians and he had to stop, unable to speak, for about 30 seconds. When he […]

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UNESCO reports continuing ‘misuse’ of judicial system to attack freedom of expression

UNESCO reports continuing ‘misuse’ of judicial system to attack freedom of expression MANILA, Philippines – A United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) report published on on Friday, December 9, found that there is a continuing “misuse” of judicial systems around the world to attack press freedom. The UNESCO report, “The ‘misuse’ of the judicial […]

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[OPINION] Is a global treaty against plastics needed for Filipinos?

[OPINION] Is a global treaty against plastics needed for Filipinos? While the 2022 UN climate negotiations (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt grabbed most of the headlines worldwide in recent weeks, it is only one of several key conferences of global leaders that would drive climate and environmental action for decades to come. The first […]

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Apple abandons controversial plan to check iOS devices and iCloud photos for child abuse imagery

Apple abandons controversial plan to check iOS devices and iCloud photos for child abuse imagery CNN – Apple is abandoning its plans to launch a controversial tool that would check iPhones, iPads and iCloud photos for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) following backlash from critics who decried the feature’s potential privacy implications. Apple first announced the feature […]

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Twitter Has Cut Its Team That Monitors Child Sexual Abuse

Twitter Has Cut Its Team That Monitors Child Sexual Abuse Even as Elon Musk has said that removing child sexual exploitation content from Twitter was “Priority #1,” the teams charged with monitoring for, and subsequently removing such content have been reduced considerably since the tech entrepreneur took control of the social media platform. Bloomberg reported last […]

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Prosecutors not trained for child abuse cases

Prosecutors not trained for child abuse cases THE United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children on Thursday said Philippine prosecutors lack the training in handling child sexual abuse cases and recommended the creation of a special prosecution unit to address the issue. In a press briefing following a two-week […]

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