DGI Brief - May 27, 2016

Good morning and a happy Friday, all. Today's top 5 global issues news are from #Syria #UK #SouthKorea #USA #Mexico and a #GoodStoryFriday about #sustainability and #innovation

- UK: The operation aims to curb human trafficking, but also weapons. ISIS is very active in illicit arms trade.

- SOUTH KOREA’s calls are to disrupt military and financial links between North Korea & countries like Uganda. Lots of eligible “allies” make this call a difficult task.

- #GoodStoryFriday: BioCarbon Engineering (UK) can seed 36,000 trees a day, costing 15% less than traditional methods and with higher success rate than dry seeding. We lose about 6.5 billion trees due to human activities and natural disasters, the consequences of which are often irreversible. BioCarbon Engineering's initiatives can have positive global-scale effects. Learn more at http://www.biocarbonengineering.com

#ISIS #terrorism #civilwar #humantrafficking #armstrade #weapons #EU #Mediterranean #Libya #NorthKorea #NKorea #Uganda #AU #Africa #nuclear #proliferation #Mexico #diplomacy #immigration