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In a speech to the International Telecommunications Union, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the rapid pace of technological innovation is outpacing the world’s ability to regulate it effectively, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. Guterres urged countries to work together to…

A new report by Spanish NGO Caminando Fronteras (Frontline Defenders) paints a grim picture for migrants attempting the perilous journey from North Africa to the Canary Islands, according to Anadolu Agency. The report, released on Wednesday, reveals that over 5,000…

In a major sustainable energy push, Tajikistan aims to generate all of its electricity from renewable sources by the year 2032, President Emomali Rahmon announced on Tuesday. Speaking at the International Water Conference in the capital Dushanbe, Rahmon stated that…

A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) has accused four major industries – tobacco, ultra-processed foods (UPFs), fossil fuels, and alcohol – of obstructing public policies that could save lives, leading to at least 7,000 preventable deaths per…

According to new UNICEF estimates, nearly 400 million children under the age of 5—amounting to 6 in 10 children in that age group globally—regularly face psychological aggression or physical punishment at home. Out of these, approximately 330 million endure physical…

War and civil conflicts around the world are pushing displacement and migration trends to unprecedented levels, particularly in Asia and Africa. The number of internally displaced people in Sudan has hit more than 10 million as war drives about a…

Pollution from man-made emissions and other sources like wildfires have been linked to around 135 million premature deaths worldwide between 1980 and 2020, according to a new study released on Monday by Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University. Weather phenomena like El…

The United Nations is hosting the largest global meeting focused on the rights of persons with disabilities today, Tuesday, known as the 17th Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, or COSP17. The…

A new report from the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) has revealed that global conflict levels have reached their highest point since the end of the Cold War, said reliefweb. The data shows that 2023 saw a record number of…

According to the Arab News agency, the UN’s International Organization for Migration estimates that between 15,000 and 20,000 migrants are currently stranded in rural olive groves near Tunisia’s central coastline. This situation has arisen due to anti-migration policies promoted both…