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Prison treatment of the mentally ill and those with addiction high on agenda of new Government taskforce Reporter: ');  '); The Government has set up a new task force to examine the treatment and propose changes to how people with addiction and mental health problems are dealt with by the criminal justice system with a particular focus on prisons. The Department of Justice said new High Level Taskforce will consider the mental health and addiction challenges of people interacting with the criminal justice system, following approval by Cabinet last wee week. A statement said the establishmen...

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Friday, 12 March 2021, 7:09 pm Conflict drives hunger, and when that turns to famine, that then drives conflict, the UN chief told the Security Council on Thursday, adding that “if you don’t feed people, you feed conflict”. “When a country or region is gripped by conflict and hunger, they become mutually reinforcing…[and] cannot be resolved separately”, Secretary-General António Guterres said via videoconference to the meeting which focused on how conflict and food security are interlinked. And when hunger meets inequality, climate shocks, sectarian and ethnic tensions, together...

With 30 Million Facing Famine, Secretary-General Announces Prevention Task Force, Warns Security Council Against Cutting Aid as Solution to Economic Woes Format SG/SM/20619 Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council debate on conflict and food security, held today: Thank you for this opportunity to brief you on the links between conflict and hunger — an urgent and important issue. Today, I have one simple message: If you don’t feed people, you feed conflict. Conflict drives hunger and famine, and hunger and famine drive conflict. When a country...

Already Up 20 Per Cent, Acute Hunger Driven by Conflict, Instability Risks Increasing Further Due to Climate Change, COVID-19, Secretary-General Warns Security Council Format United Nations Food Agencies Ask for $5.5 Billion to Avoid Multiple Famines Worldwide The world is facing multiple conflict-driven famines, aggravated by climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, and without immediate action, millions of people — from the Sahel to Afghanistan — could well find themselves on the brink of extreme hunger and death this year, António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, wa...