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Tech progress, automation, AI, cut workers’ share of wealth: ILO

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Tech progress, automation, AI, cut workers’ share of wealth: ILO 04 September 2024 © UNICEF/Maxime Le Lijour A humanitarian relief supplies storage facility in the northern city of Cap Haitien. The global trend for shrinking pay packets in heavily industrialized economies could be driven – at least temporarily - by tech innovations in the workplace such as automation and AI, the UN…

WHO reports 71 per cent rise in cholera deaths last year

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home WHO reports 71 per cent rise in cholera deaths last year 04 September 2024 © UNICEF/Omar Tarig Children in Gedaref, Sudan learn about the dangers and symptoms of cholera. The number of deaths caused by cholera is on the rise, according to global cholera statistics for 2023 published by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday.…

Gaza: Disease and war stalk children, despite vaccine success

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Disease and war stalk children, despite vaccine success 04 September 2024 联合国近东救济工程处 接受脊髓灰质炎疫苗接种的加沙儿童。 In Gaza, despite the success of the mass polio vaccination campaign so far, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday that the very children they are trying to protect have been blighted by disease and heavily traumatized by ongoing fighting…

Gaza: UN humanitarians ahead of polio vaccination target

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: UN humanitarians ahead of polio vaccination target 03 September 2024 UN News An infant receives polio vaccination in an UNRWA clinic in Al-Nuseirat camp, central Gaza Strip. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that 161,030 children under 10 have been vaccinated in central Gaza during the first two days of the UN-led mass vaccination campaign, surpassing the…

Yemen: UN appeals for immediate release of staff held by de facto authorities

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Yemen: UN appeals for immediate release of staff held by de facto authorities 03 September 2024 © UNESCO/Maria Gropas The Old City of Sana'a in Yemen. Six United Nations personnel who’ve been held on “spurious” accusations in Yemen for three months by the Houthi de facto authorities must be released immediately, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Tuesday…

Venezuela: UN rights office describes pervasive ‘climate of fear’

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Venezuela: UN rights office describes pervasive ‘climate of fear’ 03 September 2024 UN News National Assembly of Venezuela in Caracas. The UN human rights office, OHCHR, reiterated deep concerns on Tuesday over the continuing “climate of fear” in Venezuela, after an arrest warrant was issued for the opposition’s presidential candidate in the country’s recent election…

WHO guidance takes aim at ‘antibiotic pollution’ from manufacturing labs

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home WHO guidance takes aim at ‘antibiotic pollution’ from manufacturing labs 03 September 2024 Photo: WHO/Jim Holmes Photo: WHO/Jim Holmes The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday issued its first-ever guidance aimed at curbing antibiotic pollution from manufacturing.  The directive covers…

New UN report details Nicaragua’s ongoing human rights crisis

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home New UN report details Nicaragua’s ongoing human rights crisis 03 September 2024 © WFP/Julian Frank Human rights violations in Nicaragua have been ongoing since 2018. The human rights situation in Nicaragua has "seriously deteriorated" over the past year, following arbitrary arrests, mistreatment of detainees, attacks on Indigenous people, and intimidation of political opponents, according…

Make AI work for everyone, UN chief says

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Make AI work for everyone, UN chief says 03 September 2024 UN China Secretary-General António Guterres addresses workshop on artificial intelligence and capacity building, co-hosted by the United Nations and China in Shanghai. The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday called for global cooperation in sharing the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI), warning that unequal access…

Humanitarians support civilians affected by recent attacks in Ukraine

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarians support civilians affected by recent attacks in Ukraine 03 September 2024 UN Photo/Evan Schneider (file) Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric. UN Photo/Evan Schneider (file) Aid organizations continue to provide emergency support to people impacted by recent deadly attacks across Ukraine, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Tuesday.…