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Climate change refers to long-term changes in the Earth’s climate, including changes in temperature, precipitation, and sea levels. Climate change is believed to be caused largely by human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation, and is having a range of impacts on the environment and human societies.
On this 9th World Day of Prayer against human trafficking, the Pope calls on young people to fight. Send us the names of your loved ones who are sick or suffering. The Aleteia prayer network of 550 monasteries will take them to prayer for the World Day of the Sick. Click here to share your…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REDt0RjiVaQ The pope acknowledged the rise in human trafficking and the targeting of women, children, migrants, and those “impoverished by economic crisis, wars, climate change, and so much instability.” He added: “We know we live in a difficult time, but it is precisely in this reality that all of us, especially young people, are called…
Russia is being hit with a new punishment for its war with Ukraine. On Monday, Bloomberg reported the U.S. government would put a 200% tariff on Russian aluminum imports. But, only speculators will benefit from this one. Russia is a minor supplier to the U.S. Russia accounts for roughly 2.3% of aluminum imported to the…
The transborder smuggling of humans, though a criminal activity, has been flourishing for years. Even now, as the global economy struggles with inflation or recession, the amount and frequency of human trafficking has been rising at a breakneck speed. A report released last week by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime said there was…
According to the United Nations Global Report on Trafficking in Persons for 2022, the number of people detected as trafficked dropped by 11 percent last year. While this is the first decline in 20 years, one of the report’s authors said it isn’t necessarily a cause for celebration. “We have not really seen a decrease…
The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill In a speech last year announcing the release of the latest Trafficking In Persons Report, U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken cited a startling statistic: right now, nearly 25-million individuals around the world are being forced into labor or the…
The revelations of a report prepared by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) titled, “Trafficking in Persons 2022,” are chilling and concerning. According to it, only one person was convicted in a human trafficking case in Bangladesh in 2020, illustrating a shockingly low conviction rate in the country for such an egregious…
Topline An Atlanta-based police and fire training facility pegged by protesters as “Cop City” has gained national attention following the killing of an environmental activist at the hands of police, and a tense standoff with protesters that has caused the governor to declare a state of emergency. Key Facts In September 2021, then-Atlanta mayor Keisha…
Evidence is emerging that climate-related disasters are becoming a cause of human trafficking as criminal gangs exploit a growing number of uprooted people, the UN said Tuesday. The continuing war in Ukraine is also another risk factor for increased human trafficking, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a report. The…
The UN said on Tuesday that there is mounting evidence that gang-based crime is taking advantage of an increasing number of displaced people as a result of climate-related disasters. According to a report published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is another risk factor for a rise in human trafficking. “Climate…
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