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In Ethiopia, UN chief advocates for permanent Security Council seats for Africa

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home In Ethiopia, UN chief advocates for permanent Security Council seats for Africa 21 October 2024 UNECA/Daniel Getachew UN Secretary-General António Guterres (left) and Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, hold joint press conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Speaking in the Ethiopian capital on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his call for…

World News in Brief: Egypt malaria-free, tropical storm lashes Cuba, Mozambique killings, WHO support for South Sudan

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Egypt malaria-free, tropical storm lashes Cuba, Mozambique killings, WHO support for South Sudan 21 October 2024 © WHO/S. Torfinn An anopheles adult mosquito rests on a net. The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially certified Egypt as malaria-free. The achievement marks the culmination of a century-long effort to eradicate a disease that has plagued the…

‘Hundreds displaced overnight’ as airstrikes destroy humanitarian facilities in Lebanon

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Hundreds displaced overnight’ as airstrikes destroy humanitarian facilities in Lebanon 21 October 2024 © UNICEF/Dar al Mussawir/Ramzi Haidar Bomb damage following airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs. Ongoing airstrikes across Lebanon “continue to kill and injure civilians and displace a growing number of families,” according to the latest update from the UN Office for the…

The promise and peril of runaway technological advances

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home The promise and peril of runaway technological advances 21 October 2024 © Unsplash/С. Джонсон Только 20 процентов населения мира говорит дома на английском, но на этом языке представлена почти половина обучающих данных для основных моделей ИИ. The UN Security Council on Monday explored the dual-edged nature of rapid technological advancements – ranging from artificial intelligence to…

Daily death and destruction continues in Ukraine, Security Council hears

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Daily death and destruction continues in Ukraine, Security Council hears 21 October 2024 © UNOCHA/Dmytro Filipskyy People survey the damage caused by a missile attack on a building in Kharkiv City, Ukraine. Russia’s relentless systematic attacks in Ukraine have continued to bring immense suffering to the people e and put global food security at risk, a senior UN official told the Security…

Israeli army ‘deliberately demolished’ watchtower, fence at UN peacekeeping site in southern Lebanon

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Israeli army ‘deliberately demolished’ watchtower, fence at UN peacekeeping site in southern Lebanon 20 October 2024 © UNIFIL A crater marks the impact of an explosion at the UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura. The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has said that an Israeli army bulldozer demolished an observation tower and the perimeter fence of a UN position earlier on Sunday in…

A ‘people’s COP’ to heal the planet: UN biodiversity summit opens in Colombia

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home A ‘people’s COP’ to heal the planet: UN biodiversity summit opens in Colombia 20 October 2024 Environment Ministry of Colombia A young man displays a button with the official COP16 image at a carnival march in Ibagué, Tolima. Secretary-General António Guterres urged delegations from some 190 countries to “make peace with nature” and shore up a plan to stop habitat loss, save…

Freedom of expression also under fire in Gaza war, rights expert says

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Freedom of expression also under fire in Gaza war, rights expert says 18 October 2024 © UNOCHA/Themba Linden A woman cleans the floor of a destroyed building in Gaza. No conflict in recent times has threatened freedom of expression so far beyond its borders as the war in Gaza, an expert appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Friday in New York.…

Lebanon: Peacekeepers pledge to stay, doing ‘whatever they can to help’

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon: Peacekeepers pledge to stay, doing ‘whatever they can to help’ 18 October 2024 © UNIFIL A UNIFIL peacekeeper looks out of a position at the mission's Naqoura headquarters. Despite ongoing heavy shelling every day across the UN-patrolled Blue Line separating southern Lebanon and Israel, the UN peacekeeping force that's stationed there reiterated its determination on Friday to…

Palestine: International law obliges Israel to end occupation, says rights panel

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Palestine: International law obliges Israel to end occupation, says rights panel 18 October 2024 Ryan Rodrick Beiler The Separation Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and behind it an Israeli settlement. All States and international organizations, including the United Nations, have obligations under international law to bring to an end Israel’s unlawful presence in the Occupied…