Human trafficking takes many forms and can involve forced labour or domestic servitude. But when it comes to misusing technology platforms online, that’s mainly being done by sex traffickers to target and manipulate their victims.
A group of UN-appointed experts on Thursday called for a moratorium on the sale of surveillance technology, warning against the danger of allowing the sector to operate as “a human rights-free zone.”
Housing that is “fast, affordable and absolutely green” will free up cities of the future to build without using any concrete.
That’s according to the chairman of a Spanish environmental housing company, which built one of their new homes in just 32 days, as part of the UN’s recent Habitat III conference in Quito, Ecuador.
The construction relies on a mix of wood and plastic recycled materials, minimal use of steel, with a focus on energy-efficiency and insulation.
