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Digital boom could well be a bust for the environment, warns UN trade agency
10 July 2024
Did you know that producing a computer weighing two kilogrammes (kg) requires a staggering 800kg of raw materials? Or that the energy required for data mining for bitcoins reached 121 terawatts last year – more than the amount consumed by most small countries?
These are just a few of…
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World News in Brief: Ukraine rescue efforts, Libyan activist abducted, climate impacts on fish stocks, SDG ‘wake-up call’
10 July 2024
The UN and its partners are offering support to Ukrainian authorities as they address the impact of the deadly Russian airstrikes in Kyiv and other cities earlier this week, the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) reported on Wednesday. …
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UN humanitarians warn against Israeli evacuation orders in Gaza City
10 July 2024
Israel’s order for people to leave Gaza City on Wednesday “will only fuel mass suffering for Palestinian families", many of whom have been displaced multiple times, the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, has warned.
The directive, issued by the Israeli military, follows evacuation…
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UN emphasizes gender-sensitive approach in response to Hurricane Beryl
10 July 2024
The United Nations has announced a regional response plan to support communities in the islands worst affected by Hurricane Beryl, which swept through the Caribbean last week, leaving a trail of devastation.
The response plan, unveiled on Tuesday, estimates initial requirements at $9 million…
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UN rights council condemns Myanmar abuses, urges immediate action
10 July 2024
The UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday reiterated its deep concern over the crisis in Myanmar, amid reports of widespread abuses by the military and opposition armed groups, including forced conscription of Rohingya community members and their use as human shields.
In a resolution adopted…
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UN Trade and Development Press Conference
10 July 2024
Press Conference Announcement
Publication of the Digital Economy Report 2024: Shaping an environmentally sustainable and inclusive digital future
Embargoed until 10 July 2024 at 12 noon.
Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General, UN Trade and DevelopmentShamika Sirimanne, UN Trade and Development, Director of Technology and Logistics
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
09 July 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Ukraine…
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Southeast Asia: Torture rooms and karaoke bars in gang-run ‘scam farms’
09 July 2024
Transnational crime syndicates based in Southeast Asia are fuelling the trafficking of people, either forcing them to commit crimes or for sexual exploitation in so-called “scam farms” that have spread across the region, according to the United Nations.
There are estimated to be some 400 of…
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Arbitrary detentions and impunity widespread in Libya, warns UN’s Türk
09 July 2024
The desperate plight of migrants and refugees tortured, trafficked and sold “at scale” in Libya took centre stage at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, where UN rights chief Volker Türk urged the international community to consider halting its agreement with the north African country on asylum seekers and migration.…
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UN rights chief calls for end to war on Ukraine following latest airstrikes
09 July 2024
The UN human rights chief Volker Türk expressed his outrage on Tuesday at Russia’s latest airstrikes on Ukrainian cities which killed dozens and hit the country’s biggest children’s hospital in the capital Kyiv.
Mr. Türk said these “relentless” attacks were deepening the humanitarian…
