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Unchecked AI progress may pose ‘catastrophic risks’

GENEVA - ‌Developments in artificial intelligence are outpacing scientific understanding and government policy, meaning there are no guarantees the technology will not cause catastrophic harm, an independent panel advising the United Nations warned on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

UN hits out at Trump's ‘Board of Peace’ ahead of inaugural meeting in Washington

Members of the United Nations Security Council have sent out a clear message ahead of US President Donald Trump’s inaugural Board of Peace gathering – the fragile Gaza ceasefire must become permanent, and unilateral moves in the West Bank risk closing the door on a two-state solution.

Radio France Internationale

Almost Half of All Haitians Are Without Food As UN Supplies Are 'Dwindling And Disappearing'

Haiti is one of five countries in the world facing catastrophic levels of hunger, according to the United Nations' food agency

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US Proposes Ukraine UN Text Omitting Mention Of Occupied Territory: Diplomats

The United States proposed Friday a United Nations resolution on the Ukraine conflict that omitted any mention of Kyiv's territory occupied by Russia, diplomatic sources told AFP. Washington's proposal comes amid an intensifying feud between US President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky which has seen Trump claim it was…

International Business Times

Israel bans UN chief from entering country over 'anti-Israel bias'

ISRAEL has banned the United Nation’s (UN) secretary-general from entering the country after accusing him of “anti-Israel” bias ...

The National (Scotland)

World Leaders To Gather At UN As Crises Grow And Conflicts Rage

World leaders will descend on the United Nation's New York HQ from Sunday for the organization's annual signature gathering against an explosive backdrop of raging wars, growing populism and diplomatic deadlock.

International Business Times

Israel to defend itself at United Nations court over genocide claim

ISRAEL will defend itself before the United Nation’s top court against charges that it has engaged in genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, officials…

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Live updates | Calls for a humanitarian pause increase as Palestinians in Gaza lack food and water

Calls for a humanitarian pause increased with the United Nation’s agency for Palestinian refugees reporting the average Palestinian in Gaza is surviving on two pieces of bread a day and a severely limited supply of water

The Independent UK

Escalating violence in Congo displaces more people and demands urgent response, UN and aid group say

The United Nations is warning that violence in eastern Congo has escalated significantly

The Independent UK

The UN head believes ‘Haiti can be rescued.’ Here’s what he says needs to happen

United Nations Secretary General António Guterres on Saturday urged the international community to continue to provide funding and equipment to Haiti’s beleaguered police force.

Miami Herald

Canada needs to set its businesses up for success in the clean energy transition

Canada committed to the United Nation Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. These 17 goals aim to “achieve peace and prosperity for people and the planet.” This is an important, yet challenging, undertaking.

The Conversation

Dalbeattie High School's European Erasmus Project comes to an end

The school and four others across Europe have been working together on a project themed around the United Nation’s sustainable development goals

Daily Record

Warning Sudan could become ‘tragedy of global significance’ as last UK evacuation flight leaves

The war in Sudan could become a “tragedy of global significance”, the United Nation’s aid chief has warned, as the last British evacuation flights left the country.

Evening Standard

New UN climate report clutching at straws

The final report of the United Nation's climate body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has come out at last. The desperate optimism that characterised the last few volumes (this is part four of four) has frayed away to almost nothing.

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The Independent UK

Madagascar, Mozambique set for "dangerous" Cyclone Freddy

A cyclone which is intensifying as it approaches the southeastern African coast has been labeled as “dangerous” by the United Nation’s weather agency on Monday as nations brace for landfall

Asharq Al-Awsat

Quake Halts UN Cross-Border Aid to Syria, Unclear When Will Resume

The flow of critical UN aid from Türkiye to northwest Syria has temporarily halted due to damage to roads and other logistical issues related to the deadly earthquake that struck the two countries on Monday, a UN spokesperson said. Even before the quake struck in the early hours of Monday,…

Reuters

Syria's Red Crescent ready to deliver aid to opposition-held areas

Syria's Red Crescent is ready to deliver relief aid to all the country's regions including opposition-held areas and is urging the United Nation to facilitate this, its head said on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

‘UK is institutionally racist’, United Nations warns as ministers urged to act

Austerity measures have exacerbated racism and discrimination against people of African descent, experts said

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Angelina Jolie stepped down from her UN role but has more humanitarian work in mind

For more than 20 years, actor Angelina Jolie has aided the United Nation in its efforts to support refugees. But that partnership came to an official end on Friday.

Radio France Internationale

Trusty, crusty French baguette gains world cultural heritage status

The humble baguette, France's staple bread, on Wednesday made it onto the United Nation's world cultural heritage list.

Asharq Al-Awsat

French Baguette Makes it onto World Cultural Heritage List

The humble baguette, France's staple bread, has made it onto the United Nation's cultural heritage list. Paris-based UN heritage body UNESCO on Wednesday voted to include the "artisanal know-how and culture of baguette bread" on its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage, which already includes around 600 traditions from over 130…

Reuters

UNICEF study shows kids make up 40% of Haiti's cholera cases

Some two in five of Haiti's growing number of cholera cases are among children, the United Nation's children's agency warned on Wednesday, saying youth suffering from severe malnutrition ran three times the risk of dying from the bacterial disease.

The Independent UK

Women lead climate talks' toughest topic: reparations

Women are leading negotiations about the thorniest topic in the United Nations climate talks in Egypt

Zenger

The Mighty Nile Resists The Powers Of Nature, Including The Rising Sea

Farmland inundated with saltwater gradually eats away the soil in the Mediterranean town of Mutubes, in Kafr el-Sheikh province.

The Conversation

COP27: how responsible are industrialised countries for climate change?

The United Nation’s 27th annual climate summit, COP27, opened on Monday in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The event, which should pressure governments into ramping up their decarbonisation pledges, will be the first to put the issue of financial compensation for damages suffered by developing countries at the top of the agenda.…

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