This report, based on interviews with survivors and experts, and a survey, documents the spread and impact in South Korea of what are referred to there as “digital sex crimes.”
Digital sex crimes are crimes involving non-consensual intimate images.
These crimes are a form of gender-based violence, using digital images that are captured non-consensually and sometimes shared, captured with consent but shared non-consensually, or sometimes faked.
(Stockholm) — The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on 14 June 2021 launches the findings of SIPRI Yearbook 2021, which assesses the current state of armaments, disarmament and international security. A key finding is that despite an overall decrease in the number of nuclear warheads in 2020, more have been deployed with operational forces.
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20 June 2021 (UN News)* — The negative environmental impact of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin has been widely covered in the press in recent weeks and months, and their volatility has also been flagged as a cause for concern.
Unsplash/André François McKenz | Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency that you can buy, sell and exchange directly, without an intermediary like a bank.
Nevertheless, the UN believes that blockchain, the technology lying behind these online currencies, could be of great benefit to those fighting the climate crisis, and help bring about a more sustainable global economy.
Canada incarcerates thousands of people, including those with disabilities, on immigration-related grounds every year in often abusive conditions, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International on 17 June 2021 said in a joint report ahead of World Refugee Day on June 20.
Addis Ababa, 23 June 2021 – Communities affected and uprooted by the ongoing conflict in Tigray [Ethiopia] continue to experience devastating levels of suffering. Humanitarian agencies urgently require increased resources in order to reach those desperate for relief.
IOM is providing water, sanitation and hygiene services to thousands of IDPs in Shire, Tigray Region, Ethiopia. Photo IOM / Kaye Viray
(UN News)* — With all the major indicators for Afghanistan’s security and development looking “negative or stagnant” as international troops withdraw, the threats that lie ahead cannot be overstated, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on 22 June 2021.
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World Bank/Ghullam Abbas Farzami | Women carry bundles through a neighbourhood of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
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From politics to security, the peace process to the economy, Deborah Lyons, Special Representative and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), said the “possible slide toward dire scenarios is undeniable”.
22 June 2021 (UN News)* — Millions of stateless people around the world could miss out on COVID-19 vaccinations because they lack identity papers and are essentially “invisible to the authorities”.
(UNEP)* — 18 June is Sustainable Gastronomy Day, an international celebration of local cuisine that is produced in ways that are both environmentally friendly and minimize waste. That last part is becoming increasingly important.
A recent report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) found the world is in the grip of an epidemic of food wastage. In 2019, consumers tossed away nearly a billion tonnes of food, or 17 per cent of all the fare they bought.
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