UN News Today 1 July 2024 |
Tens of thousands newly displaced in new Gaza City escalationOngoing, heavy fighting in northern Gaza has now forced an estimated 84,000 people to flee...
World Environment Day a chance to spark action to restore ailing land |
Restoring land, halting desertification and building resilience against drought are the focus of World Environment Day on 5 June.Up to 40 per cent of...
COP27 PODCAST: The appliance of science |
On Thursday, day four of COP27, the 2022 “10 Insights in Climate Science Report" was released, and the leading scientists involved declared that the...
Líbano: ACNUR solicita fondos urgentes para dar ayuda de emergencia a un millón de...
La crisis humanitaria, que se ha precipitado en Líbano tras los bombardeos e incursiones terrestres de Israel, ha provocado una crisis humanitaria que, sin...
Lebanon: UNHCR chief issues urgent aid appeal to stem humanitarian catastrophe
According to the Lebanese health ministry over 2,000 Lebanese have been killed and nearly 10,000 wounded since the start of Israel’s offensive against Hamas...
UN News Today 2 July 2024 |
Gaza: 250,000 set to be displaced by new Khan Younis escalation“Chaos and panic” are spreading in southern Gaza where anestimated 250,000 people are set...
AI is being used by the UN to save lives: UN tech official |...
The potentially transformative effects of Artificial Intelligence have been brought into focus by the UN in recent days, following a major conference in Geneva:...
COP27 PODCAST: Now the hard work begins |
COPs are a marathon, not a sprint. During the first week, country negotiators set the parameters for the serious, and often exhausting, horse-trading that...
UN News Today 3 July 2024 |
Belarus is not safe for anyone critical of authorities, warns rights expertCitizens and civil society critical of the Belarussian authorities face worsening repression, arbitrary...
A letter from a mother in Gaza: Hardships, heartbreak and hope
That day was in November 2023, around a month into the war in Gaza. Ala’a is among an estimated 155,000 pregnant women and new mothers...
‘You need to bring girls back to school’: UN official’s message for Afghan leaders...
Since the Taliban took back power as the de facto authority in Afghanistan in 2021, women’s rights have come under attack.Today, the country barely...
COP27 PODCAST: Beans, bugs, and a better deal for farmers
Saturday is a working day at COP, allowing negotiators just one day to catch their breath, before the really hard work of hammering out...
UN News Today 4 July 2024 |
Gaza’s forcibly displaced run out of space to shelterBombing continued overnight into Thursday in Gaza where some of those uprooted in response to Israeli...
Tech optimists from Google use AI to reach development goals |
Melike Yetken Krilla: We are here at the AI for Good Summit to be able to talk about the future of technology and what...
Chile, Brasil e Uruguai lideram índice regional de inteligência artificial
O Índice Latino-Americano de Inteligência Artificial apontou Chile, Brasil e Uruguai como os mais preparados para o uso da tecnologia, dentre 19 países analisados....
COP27 PODCAST: Manels, mansplaining and Mary Robinson |
The second half of COP27 has begun and there’s uncertainty in the air regarding the progress of negotiations in the packed conference venue.
Monday saw...
UN News Today 5 July 2024
Refugees and migrants face violence, abuse and death on Africa routesOngoing and generalized impunity in Burundi for the ‘Imbonerakure’ youth wingAnd …Hurricane Beryl -...
Alarming levels of global child poverty: UNICEF |
UNICEF has released a new child nutrition report that highlights severe levels of child food poverty due to inequity, conflict, and climate crises.The new...
Guterres diz que 7 de outubro deixou cicatrizes nas almas e pede silêncio das...
Neste sábado, o secretário-geral da ONU divulgou uma mensagem de vídeo em alusão ao dia 7 de outubro de 2023, quando o Hamas “lançou...
Guterres diz que 7 de outubro deixou cicatrizes nas almas e pede silêncio das...
Secretário-geral da ONU divulgou mensagem de vídeo em honra a todas as vítimas do ataque terrorista do Hamas há quase um ano; ele reafirmou...
Guterres urges global community to repeat ‘utter condemnation’ of 7 October Hamas terror attack
The horrific attack by Gaza-based militants also saw more than 250 abducted, including many women and children.“It is time for the release of the...
El 7 de octubre es una fecha para reflexionar, dice el Secretario General
Al cumplirse un año de los ataques a gran escala liderados por Hamás en el sur de Israel, que causaron la muerte de más...
Un an après le 7-Octobre, Guterres honore la mémoire des victimes et appelle à...
Le 7 octobre 2023, le Hamas a lancé une attaque terroriste de grande ampleur en Israël, tuant plus de 1.250 Israéliens et ressortissants étrangers,...
COP27 PODCAST: Gas lingers on energy day |
The UN is leading calls for an end to fossil fuel use, but lobbying for gas has been a feature of this African COP,...
