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Duterte instructed for review of campaign, in which over 6,100 suspected drug dealers and users were killed.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday that anyone found to have acted beyond bounds in his campaign against illegal drugs would be held accountable under national laws, while appearing to reject an International Criminal Court probe. Duterte told the United Nations General Assembly he had instructed the Philippines Justice Department and police to review the conduct of the campaign, in which more than 6,100 suspected drug dealers and users have been killed since he took office in June 2016. Those found to have acted beyond bounds during operations sha...

To unite climate efforts, maximize their impact, and identify new ways for MIT to contribute climate solutions, MIT has appointed more than a dozen faculty to its new Climate Nucleus, a committee established by the Institute’s “Fast Forward” climate action plan. The committee will be co-chaired by professors Noelle Selin and Anne White.

Published July 24, 2021, 10:09 AM The Philippines and the United Nations (UN) have launched a joint program that outlines mechanisms that aim to strengthen the country’s institution and support its continued fulfillment of international human rights obligations, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. L-R: United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Philippines Gustavo Gonzalez, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, and Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. are the signatories of the UN Joint Program on Human Rights (UNJP) (DFA-OPCD Photo by Philip Fernandez) In a statement, the ...

62 Within a flat overall budget for the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Biden administration proposes to ramp up funding for plutonium production while paring back certain stockpile R&D activities, such as inertial confinement fusion. The Biden administration is proposing to hold the budget of the National Nuclear Security Administration steady at $19.7 billion for fiscal year 2022, following a string of increases that began during the Obama administration and accelerated under President Trump. Over the past five years, NNSA’s budget has increased by more than 50% overall, pri...