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From Death Valley to the Swiss Alps, extreme weather records hit new heights

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home From Death Valley to the Swiss Alps, extreme weather records hit new heights 22 August 2023 © Unsplash/Domenico Daniele Red alerts have been issued for sixteen cities across Italy as extreme heat continues to affect southern Europe. As sweltering conditions continue to grip large parts of Europe, temperatures have “reached new heights” in Switzerland, the UN World Meteorological Organization…

New financing tool aims to increase access to lifesaving mosquito nets

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home New financing tool aims to increase access to lifesaving mosquito nets 22 August 2023 © UNICEF/Maria Wamala A woman and her baby in Uganda at the Itojo Hospital's pediatric ward, which had no malaria cases due to UNICEF and Ministry of Health interventions, including mosquito nets. More people in some of the world’s poorest communities will have access to quality health products such as…

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh need urgent support as crises multiply: UNHCR

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh need urgent support as crises multiply: UNHCR 22 August 2023 © UNICEF/Rashad Wajahat Lateef A Rohingya family take shelter after losing their home after fire broke out in refugee camp 16 in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. (file) The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is calling on the international community to renew its commitment to the nearly one million Rohingya…

AI tools like ChatGPT likely to complement jobs, not destroy them: ILO

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home AI tools like ChatGPT likely to complement jobs, not destroy them: ILO 22 August 2023 © Unsplash/Steve Johnson An ILO global analysis suggests that most jobs and industries are more likely to be complemented rather than substituted by the latest artificial intelligence wave. ChatGPT is not coming for your job and might even enhance it, experts from the International Labour Organization (ILO…

Libya: Fierce clashes in Tripoli highlight ‘precarious’ situation

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Libya: Fierce clashes in Tripoli highlight ‘precarious’ situation 22 August 2023 © UNICEF/Juan Haro A truck full of young migrants prepare to travel to Agadez. Recent deadly clashes between two largest armed groups in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, underscore the dire security situation there and are undermining preparations for elections slated for later this year, the top UN envoy for the…

Afghanistan’s Taliban responsible for revenge killings, torture of former officials

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan’s Taliban responsible for revenge killings, torture of former officials 22 August 2023 UN News / Ezzat El-Ferri Flags of the de facto Taliban authorities fly outside the Governor’s compound in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, hundreds of former government officials and members of the armed forces have allegedly been killed despite assurances from the Taliban of an amnesty…

UNFPA reveals winners of AccessAbility innovation challenge

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNFPA reveals winners of AccessAbility innovation challenge 22 August 2023 © UNFPA Kazakhstan A reproductive health booklet for women with disabilities was published in Braille and distributed to libraries and schools for the visually impaired in Kazakhstan. Four organizations working with young people with disabilities are the winners of the first AccessAbility innovation challenge…

Eastern DRC: UN food aid hangs in the balance amid severe funding crunch

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Eastern DRC: UN food aid hangs in the balance amid severe funding crunch 22 August 2023 © WFP/Michael Castofas WFP provides cash-based transfers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is grappling with a dire humanitarian crisis fuelled by ongoing political instability and armed conflicts, severely impacting the entire food supply, the UN World…

UN honours survivors of terrorism working for peace

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN honours survivors of terrorism working for peace 21 August 2023 © UNHCR/Ivor Prickett Civilians in Mosul, Iraq, following a suicide car bombing (file photo). Paying respect to the thousands lost or harmed through terrorist attacks around the world each year, the UN is launching a project to help survivors’ testimonies be heard, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday’s…

Israeli-Palestinian death toll highest since 2005: UN envoy

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israeli-Palestinian death toll highest since 2005: UN envoy 21 August 2023 © UNRWA/Mohamed Hinnawi Gaza. More than 200 Palestinians and nearly 30 Israelis have been killed so far this year in demonstrations, clashes, military operations, attacks and other incidents, which already surpasses last year’s death toll, UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland said in a briefing to the Security Council…