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1. US decision to sanction ICC judges ‘deeply corrosive’ to justice: UN rights chief

   The US Government’s announcement of sanctions against four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday has been condemned by Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, as “deeply corrosive of good governance and the due administration of justice.”

2. Green gold beneath the waves: How seaweed – and one man’s obsession – could save the world

   As world leaders gear up for the Third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, one policy expert is making waves with an ancient marine organism he believes could help feed the planet, clean the air, and transform coastal economies. 

3. Humans can't survive without a healthy Ocean: UN envoy

   The Ocean is in deep crisis. Factors such as acidification, declining fish stocks, rising temperatures and widespread pollution are contributing to a catastrophic decline in biodiversity: over half of marine species are at risk of extinction this century.

4. ‘It is an elephant’: Ukraine’s unexploded mine problem

   In Ukraine, overnight attacks continued into Thursday morning, resulting in 45 casualties and significant damage to civilian infrastructure, the UN has reported. 

5. UN hails new era of cooperation over Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile – but concerns persist

   The UN’s top disarmament official has welcomed signs of increased cooperation from Syria’s interim authorities in efforts to eliminate the country’s chemical weapons once and for all, as preparations move forward for a third round of inspections by international experts.