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‘I don’t want to see more graves go to the sea’: Saving a Belize village from man-made erosion

·January 8, 2023·2 min read

“My grandma and my grandfather are now washed out in the sea,” says Mario Muschamp, gazing out at the coast near his close-knit Creole community. “You know, their graves are gone. That really hurts.” This is the reality for the inhabitants of Monkey River, who have watched on, powerless, as their...

Sunshine, sea, and sustainable tourism: Indonesian women entrepreneurs adapt to a changing world

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·January 7, 2023·5 min read

As the sun sets over the Celebes sea, and its orange glow turns the horizon gold, a couple of dozen tourists are on the pier at Budo, a village of 2400 perched on the ocean, 25 kilometres northeast of the regional capital Manado. They snap photos and marvel at the...

UN refugee agency welcomes Indonesia’s ‘act of humanity’ in rescuing migrants adrift at sea

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·December 28, 2022·1 min read

UNHCR issued a statement explaining that two groups of survivors had been brought to shore off the coast of north-west Indonesia. Believed to have been at sea for more than a month, the UN agency expressed relief that they are now safe in Indonesia. After highlighting their plight, Ann Maymann,...

UN refugee agency urges rescue of 190 desperate people adrift in Andaman Sea

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·December 23, 2022·2 min read

However, its pleas continue to be ignored. “This shocking ordeal and tragedy must not continue”, said Indrika Ratwatte, UNHCR’s Director for Asia and the Pacific. “These are human beings – men, women and children”, he added. Unraveling the situation Reports indicate that they have been at sea in dire conditions for a month, lacking...

With ocean in ‘dire straits’, Law of the Sea more relevant than ever

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·December 9, 2022·2 min read

“The ocean is life. The ocean is livelihoods and the ocean binds humanity together across history and cultures”, said the Secretary-General, at a major General Assembly meeting marking the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention. He highlighted the breadth of the accord, spanning from “the air we breathe, to the atmosphere...

Dramatic increase in Andaman Sea crossings, warns UN refugee agency

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·December 4, 2022·1 min read

The Southeast Asia waterway is one of the deadliest in the world and more than 1,900 people have already made the journey since January – six times more than in 2020. ‘Grave risks’ at sea “UNHCR warns that attempts at these journeys are exposing people to grave risks and fatal...

UN chief welcomes renewal of Black Sea Grain Initiative |

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·November 17, 2022·2 min read

More than 11.1 million tonnes of essential foodstuffs have been shipped as part of the agreement involving Türkiye, Ukraine, Russia and the United Nations, since it was signed on 22 July. ‘Deeply moved’ Speaking from Cairo, where Mr. Guterres was en route from the G20 summit in Bali to the...

Black Sea grain deal shipments on hold Wednesday, following Russia suspension |

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·November 1, 2022·2 min read

In the regular daily briefing to reporters in New York on Tuesday, UN Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq, said the Ukrainian, Turkish and UN delegations that remain active in the deal, had reached agreement on the pause at the JCC, which is based in Istanbul. Russia declared that it was putting...

UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ by stalled Black Sea Grain Initiative |

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·October 30, 2022·1 min read

On Sunday, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said, in a statement for the Secretary-General, that Mr. Guterres has decided to delay his departure for the Arab League Summit in Algiers by a day to focus on the issue. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, mountains of grains built...