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UN warns of escalating tensions on Lebanon-Israel ‘Blue Line’ frontier

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN warns of escalating tensions on Lebanon-Israel ‘Blue Line’ frontier 05 July 2024 UNIFIL/Pasqual Gorriz UNIFIL deminers check an area along the Blue Line. (file photo) The UN voiced deep concern on Friday at the increase in the intensity of exchanges of fire across the Blue Line, which separates Lebanese and Israeli armed forces…

Tens of thousands displaced as fighting intensifies in southeast Sudan

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Tens of thousands displaced as fighting intensifies in southeast Sudan 05 July 2024 © UNICEF/Omran Ahmed أسرة سودانية تضطر إلى النزوح بسبب استمرار القتال الذي اندلع في 15 نيسان/أبريل 2023. Fresh fighting in southeast Sudan is exacerbating civilian suffering, with reports that over 136,000 people have fled their homes in search of safety, UN humanitarians have said…

UN mobilizes $4 million for Hurricane Beryl response in the Caribbean

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN mobilizes $4 million for Hurricane Beryl response in the Caribbean 04 July 2024 © UNICEF/Sam Ogilvie A family stands outside their home damaged by Hurricane Beryl in St. Andrews, Grenada. The UN Secretary-General has reiterated his solidarity with countries affected by Hurricane Beryl, releasing $4 million from the Organization’s emergency response fund to kickstart relief efforts…

UN chief to leaders of regional bloc: end wars, deal with existential crises

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief to leaders of regional bloc: end wars, deal with existential crises 04 July 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe UN Secretary-General António Guterres. (file photo) Deep global divisions and conflicts must end to clear a path to tackling world’s two existential threats: climate change and the negative impacts of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, UN chief António Guterres told the…

Gaza war grinds on as forcibly displaced run out of space to shelter

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza war grinds on as forcibly displaced run out of space to shelter 04 July 2024 UNRWA Following Israeli relocation orders, Palestinians take as much belongings as they can to move to a new place. Nowhere is safe in Gaza. Bombing continued overnight into Thursday in Gaza where some of the tens of thousands of people uprooted in response to Israeli evacuation orders have had to turn back…

Belarus is not safe for anyone critical of authorities, warns rights expert

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Belarus is not safe for anyone critical of authorities, warns rights expert 03 July 2024 Unsplash/Angie Bob Protestors at the March of Peace and Independence in Minsk, Belarus in 2020. (file) Citizens and civil society critical of the Belarussian authorities face worsening repression, arbitrary detention, ill-treatment and harassment, nearly four years since widespread public protests took…

Ukraine: UN report reveals ‘horrific toll’ of Russian attacks

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: UN report reveals ‘horrific toll’ of Russian attacks 03 July 2024 © IOM Residents surveying the damage following attacks in the city centre of Kharkiv, Ukraine. A new report from UN human rights monitors in Ukraine has revealed the “horrific toll” of attacks by Russian armed forces, with May recording the highest number of civilian casualties in nearly a year.…

UN rights chief urges free and open space for debate in Venezuela

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights chief urges free and open space for debate in Venezuela 03 July 2024 © OHCHR/Irina Popa UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. The UN’s top human rights official on Wednesday underscored the need for free and open debate in Venezuela as the country prepares to hold Presidential elections later this month, and local, regional and legislative polls next year…

China-based inventors lead on global GenAI patents: UN report

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home China-based inventors lead on global GenAI patents: UN report 03 July 2024 Public Domain Цифровые технологии могут стать важным инструментом в борьбе с изменением климата. China-based inventors are filing the highest number of generative artificial intelligence patents, a new report from the UN World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) shows…

Haiti: UN envoy welcomes democratic progress amidst alarming violence

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: UN envoy welcomes democratic progress amidst alarming violence 03 July 2024 © IOM A camp for internally displaced people (IDP) in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. The UN envoy for Haiti on Wednesday welcomed recent strides towards restoring democracy amid alarming levels of violence, while the country’s interim Prime Minister emphasized that the people “continue to fight for a…