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Journalism facing new threats from AI and censorship

1 day 3 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Journalism facing new threats from AI and censorship 02 May 2025 UN Photo/Fardosa Hussein صحفيون يتجمعون للمشاركة في مؤتمر صحفي في الصومال. Countries must do everything to ensure that free and independent news reporting can thrive, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday in a message to mark World Press Freedom Day.…

Funding crisis increases danger and risks for refugees

1 day 3 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Funding crisis increases danger and risks for refugees 02 May 2025 © UNHCR/Amanda Jufrian A Rohingya refugee rests with a child after being rescued at sea off the coast of Indonesia. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Friday that a worsening funding crisis is placing refugees – who cannot return home due to war or persecution – in increasing danger…

Reporters in Gaza bear witness and suffer tragic consequences

1 day 3 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Reporters in Gaza bear witness and suffer tragic consequences 02 May 2025 UN News Palestinian journalist, Sami Shehada lost his leg in an attack in Gaza. "After losing my leg in the war, I returned to photojournalism not just for work, but because I have loved photography since childhood," said Palestinian reporter Sami Shahada…

Committee against Torture Concludes Eighty-Second Session

1 day 5 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Concludes Eighty-Second Session 02 May 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this morning closed its eighty-second session, after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Armenia, France, Mauritius, Monaco, Turkmenistan and Ukraine, which were reviewed during the session. The session was held from 7 April to 2 May.Claude Heller, Committee Chairperson, read out a summary of…

Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Secretariat Press Conference

2 days 1 hour ago Breadcrumb Home Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Secretariat Press Conference 01 May 2025 Press Conference Announcement Outcomes of the High-Level Ministerial Segment from the 2025 BRS Conventions Conference of the Parties (COPs) Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm ConventionsInger Andersen, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme FAO representative (TBC)Ministerial representatives (TBC)…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Gabon on Special Contingent Composed of Indigenous Persons, Ask Questions on Treatment of Hausa Gabonese Population and Human Trafficking

2 days 3 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Gabon on Special Contingent Composed of Indigenous Persons, Ask Questions on Treatment of Hausa Gabonese Population and Human Trafficking 01 May 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the tenth periodic report of Gabon, with Committee Experts commending the State on the…

Israel must end ‘cruel collective punishment’ in Gaza, urges UN relief chief

2 days 3 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Israel must end ‘cruel collective punishment’ in Gaza, urges UN relief chief 01 May 2025 © UNICEF Members of a family in Gaza looks at their destroyed home. The UN’s top humanitarian official on Thursday issued a stark warning over the continuing blockade of aid into Gaza, calling on Israel to lift restrictions that have left civilians without food, medical care, and hope…

Sudan: UN rights chief appeals for greater protection of civilians in besieged El Fasher

2 days 3 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN rights chief appeals for greater protection of civilians in besieged El Fasher 01 May 2025 © UNICEF/Mohammed Jamal In Darfur, thousands of people have fled fighting to seek refuge in Tawila. More than 500 civilians have been killed in North Darfur state, Sudan, over the past three weeks, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Thursday.…

Jazz takes centre stage in Chicago for 2026

2 days 3 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Jazz takes centre stage in Chicago for 2026 01 May 2025 Unsplash/Chris Dickens The city of Chicago. Chicago has been named host city for the 2026 International Jazz Day festivities - coinciding with the 15th anniversary of the event and the 250th anniversary of the United States. The…

WHO chief laments most disruptive cuts to global health funding ‘in living memory’

2 days 3 hours ago Breadcrumb Home WHO chief laments most disruptive cuts to global health funding ‘in living memory’ 01 May 2025 © UNRWA Patients wait to see medics at the UNRWA health centre in Maan, southern Gaza. As sudden budget cuts severely impact global health funding, prolonged conflicts around the world are fuelling disease outbreaks and posing a serious threat to public health, the head of the World Health…