Washington, July 27, 2022.- The 2022 Rim of the Pacific exercise — Rimpac, for short — is underway in and around Hawaii and Southern California. Rimpac is the world’s largest international maritime exercise, with more than two dozen nations participating to strengthen their collective forces and promote a free andContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 27 July, 2022.-Doing business in conflict-affected areas means business enterprises have responsibilities to conduct heightened human rights due diligence and adopt a conflict-sensitive approach in all decisions impacting affected populations, UN experts said today. In collaboration with the University of Essex and University of Virginia, the UN Working GroupContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 26 July, 2022.- The rising levels of violence perpetrated by non-State armed groups and criminal organizations in rural areas of Colombia are having a devastating impact, particularly on women and children, indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants, community leaders and human rights defenders, a UN Human Rights Office report published today warns.Continuar Leyendo

Washington, July 25, 2022.- The Defense Department has announced another package of security assistance for Ukraine, which will include additional High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, ammunition and a substantial number of Phoenix Ghost unmanned aerial systems. This latest package includes about $175 million in equipment pulled from existing U.S. militaryContinuar Leyendo