South America’s tallest tree, a 400-year-old red angelim in the northern tip of the Brazilian Amazon, is the star of a newly created conservation area called the Giant Trees of…

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Read more about the article Philippines and UNODC Launch “Read Your Way Out” Initiative to Tackle Prison Overcrowding Through Literacy
image by UNODC/Laura Gil A prison official and a prisoner browsing the shelves.

Philippines and UNODC Launch “Read Your Way Out” Initiative to Tackle Prison Overcrowding Through Literacy

"Read Your Way Out" program offers hope for a more humane and effective prison system in the Philippines, where education and personal growth are at the heart of reform efforts.…

Continue ReadingPhilippines and UNODC Launch “Read Your Way Out” Initiative to Tackle Prison Overcrowding Through Literacy