First Person
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Law and Crime Prevention
First Person: Filipino elderly ex-prisoner’s joy of ‘sleeping and eating’
An ex-prisoner in the Philippines, released from jail as a result of a UN-supported Government programme to tackle overcrowding in…
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Human Rights
First Person: Moving from fear to hope after war on drugs in the Philippines
People who use drugs in the Philippines are being treated less as criminals and more as patients who need medical…
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Law and Crime Prevention
First Person: Philippines ‘cyber cops’ tackle explosion of online child abuse
Law enforcement officers in the Philippines are being informally supported by the United Nations as they deal with the emotional…
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Human Rights
First Person: Guest editing UN News’s first live blog takeover
Activist, actor and talk show host Nick Herd will be leading the UN News team as its first ever guest…
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Asia Pacific
Japanese town leads the way to a low waste society
When the landfill in Osaki, in the southwest of Japan, reached capacity, an incinerator was the logical next step. Instead,…
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Asia Pacific
First Person: ‘Courageous’ 12-year-old reports relative after being raped in Madagascar
A 12-year-girl who was allegedly raped repeatedly by her stepfather has been described by Madagascar’s Chief Inspector of Police as…
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Women
First Person: Southern Madagascar, where girls are sold into marriage before they are born
Efforts are being made in the south of Madagascar to end a traditional but illegal practice in which girls are…
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Law and Crime Prevention
Youth in Haiti: ‘We’re drained, our tears have run out.’
A youth activist in Haiti has described how years of gang violence, kidnappings and insecurity in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince,…
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Economic Development
Let’s Chat with Tourists for a Dose of Indigenous Wisdom!
After successfully reclaiming her people’s territory in Northern Argentina, Celestina Ábalos turned to tourism to share and promote her indigenous…
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Law and Crime Prevention
A Nightmare in Haiti: My Scary Trip Through Hell
Samuel (not his real name) grew up near the Haitian Capital of Port-au-Prince, and has seen his childhood home descend…
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