Archive for May 26th, 2025

26/05/2025

‘Time’s being wasted on politics of aid while deaths mount in Gaza’

Human Wrongs Watch

()* — The UN already has a proven system to deliver assistance to people in Gaza and will not take part in any plan that does not uphold universally established humanitarian principles, a spokesperson for aid coordination office OCHA affirmed on Friday .

A young girl in Gaza trying to gather the remaining scraps of food from the cooking pot.
UN News | A young girl in Gaza trying to gather the remaining scraps of food from the cooking pot.

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26/05/2025

Organized Crime Groups Increasingly Embedded in Gold Supply Chain

Human Wrongs Watch

()* — The global drive for renewable energy technologies has sharply increased demand for so-called critical minerals, heightening the risk of crime, corruption, and instability across supply chains as organised crime groups infiltrate the mining industry.

A sample of gold taken from a mine.
© UNICEF/Claudia Berger | A sample of gold taken from a mine.

Criminal networks are increasingly seeking to gain control over extraction sites, trade routes, and refining infrastructure.

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26/05/2025

75% of Land-based Environment and 66% of Marine Environment, Significantly Altered by Human Actions

Human Wrongs Watch

(United Nations)* — As the global community is called to re-examine our relationship to the natural world, one thing is certain:

Close up of a tiger

The unrestricted exploitation of wildlife has led to the disappearance of many animal species at an alarming rate, destroying Earth’s biological diversity and upsetting the ecological balance. PHOTO:Vladimir Wrangel/Adobe Stock

despite all our technological advances we are completely dependent on healthy and vibrant ecosystems for our water, food, medicines, clothes, fuel, shelter and energy, just to name a few.

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