UN chief warns of AI risks to global peace
United Nations — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday warned that artificial intelligence could pose a risk to global... Read more
19 Jul, 2023
165 million people fell into poverty in 3 years of crisis: UN
United Nations — The Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the war in Ukraine have pushed 165 million people... Read more
14 Jul, 2023
Up to 40 aid workers killed in Myanmar since 2021 coup: UN
Geneva — UN human rights chief Volker Turk said on Thursday up to 40 aid workers have been killed... Read more
6 Jul, 2023
UN say El Nino set to be ‘at least’ moderate strength
Geneva — The El Nino weather phenomenon, which triggers higher global temperatures, is set to continue throughout 2023 and... Read more
4 Jul, 2023
UN talks aim to harness AI power and potential
Geneva — The United Nations is convening this week a global gathering to try to map out the frontiers... Read more
4 Jul, 2023
Climate change spells ‘terrifying’ future: UN rights chief
Geneva — Climate change threatens to deliver a “truly terrifying” dystopian future of hunger and suffering, the United Nations’... Read more
3 Jul, 2023
UN chief urges ‘prevention’ in terror fight
United Nations — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that countries must tackle the “underlying conditions that can... Read more
20 Jun, 2023
Spike in boats smuggling meth out of Myanmar: UN
Bangkok — Asian drug trafficking networks are increasingly using sea routes to smuggle methamphetamines out of Myanmar and ramping... Read more
2 Jun, 2023
UN climate agency picks first woman leader
Geneva — The World Meteorological Organization voted in Argentina’s Celeste Saulo on Thursday to become its first woman leader... Read more
1 Jun, 2023
Weather disaster death tolls would be higher without early-warning systems – UN
UNGeneva – Weather-related disasters have surged over the past 50 years, causing swelling economic damage even as early warning... Read more
22 May, 2023
