Archive for March 25th, 2024

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25/03/2024

10 Things You Didn’t Know about Water

Human Wrongs Watch

14 March 2024 (UNICEF)* — Most people know that you can’t survive without water. But the truth is slightly more nuanced. You need more than just water – you need SAFE water.
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A girl drinks water from a tap
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You also need safe toilets to keep the environment clean, and as well as soap and water to stop the spread of disease.

Find out more about why safe water, sanitation and hygiene are so important:

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25/03/2024

Israel Tells the United Nations It Will Reject UNRWA Food Convoys into Northern Gaza

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(UN News)* — Israeli authorities informed the United Nations on Sunday [] that it will no longer approve the passage of any UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, food convoys into northern Gaza.

One in three children under age two in northern Gaza are acutely malnourished.
© UNRWA | One in three children under age two in northern Gaza are acutely malnourished.

“As of today, UNRWA, the main lifeline for Palestine refugees, is denied from providing lifesaving assistance to northern Gaza,” UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini wrote in a social media post on X.

He called the decision “outrageous”, saying it was made to intentionally obstruct lifesaving aid deliveries during a man-made famine in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.

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25/03/2024

‘Extremely Alarming’ Conditions Worsen in Haiti’s Capital

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — The situation in the gang-ravaged capital of Haiti has gone from worrying to “extremely alarming” as conditions in Port-au-Prince continue to worsen amid growing hunger and serious shortages in hospitals to treat gunshot victims, said the UN Humanitarian Coordinator there on Thursday [].

People in Haiti driven from their homes by violence and insecurity are being hosted in a school in the center of the capital Port-au-Prince.
© IOM/Antoine Lemonnier | People in Haiti driven from their homes by violence and insecurity are being hosted in a school in the center of the capital Port-au-Prince.

“It’s important we don’t let the violence spill over from the capital into the country,” said Ulrika Richardson, briefing journalists at UN Headquarters via videolink from Haiti.

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25/03/2024

World’s Democracies Threatened by Disinformation Generated by Artificial Intelligence

Human Wrongs Watch

By Thalif Deen

On March 21, the 193-member UN General Assembly adopted a landmark resolution—the first ever — on the promotion of “safe, secure and trustworthy” artificial intelligence (AI) systems that will also benefit “sustainable development for all”. Adopting a United States-led draft resolution, without a vote, the Assembly also highlighted the respect, protection and promotion of human rights in the design, development, deployment and the use of AI. The text was “co-sponsored” or backed by more than 120 other Member States

Credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 25 2024 (IPS)* – Speaking at the third Summit for Democracy in South Korea last week, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that a malicious “flood” of disinformation is threatening the world’s democracies—triggered in part by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI).

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