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World News in Brief: Artificial intelligence pledge, child abuse online, Sudan crisis deepens

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Artificial intelligence pledge, child abuse online, Sudan crisis deepens 05 February 2024 © UNESCO 8 global tech companies commit to apply to UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Ethics of AI when designing and deploying AI systems. Some of the world’s leading tech companies have signed a ground-breaking agreement with the UN to build more ethical artificial intelligence (AI)…

UN force steps up patrols after weekend of bloodshed in Abyei

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN force steps up patrols after weekend of bloodshed in Abyei 05 February 2024 UNMISS/Tim McKulka UN peacekeepers patrol the Abyei area. (file) The UN Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA) has heightened ground and aerial patrols to deter further violence after brutal fighting in the oil-rich region claimed dozens of lives over the weekend…

Guterres appoints independent UNRWA review panel

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres appoints independent UNRWA review panel 05 February 2024 © UNRWA/Ashraf Amra Displaced Palestinians wait to collect food at a distribution point near a school-turned-shelter in Gaza. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday appointed an independent panel to conduct an assessment of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, following accusations that several staff…

Guterres: End ‘abhorrent practice’ of female genital mutilation

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres: End ‘abhorrent practice’ of female genital mutilation 05 February 2024 © UNICEF/Sara Awad Displaced girls attend an awareness-raising workshop against gender-based violence and FGM in Kosti, Sudan. Some 4.4 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) this year, the UN Secretary-General warned on Tuesday, appealing for action to stamp out this “egregious violation…

Youth-led ‘emergency rooms’ shine rays of hope in war-torn Sudan

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Youth-led ‘emergency rooms’ shine rays of hope in war-torn Sudan 03 February 2024 © UNOCHA/Alimbek Tashtankulov A family affected by conflict settle at a gathering site for internally displaced people in Aj Jazirah, Sudan. With the war in Sudan triggering widespread violence and instability, youth-driven emergency response rooms (ERRs) are among a growing number of community-led initiatives…

Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Ninety-Fifth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on the Reports of the Republic of the Congo, Bulgaria, Senegal, the Russian Federation, Lithuania and South Africa

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Ninety-Fifth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on the Reports of the Republic of the Congo, Bulgaria, Senegal, the Russian Federation, Lithuania and South Africa 02 February 2024 Meeting Summaries  The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its ninety-fifth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of the Republic of the…

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Welcomes Turkmenistan’s National Action Plan on Gender Equality, Asks about Measures to Prevent Domestic Violence and the Exploitation of Women Labourers

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Welcomes Turkmenistan’s National Action Plan on Gender Equality, Asks about Measures to Prevent Domestic Violence and the Exploitation of Women Labourers 02 February 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the sixth periodic report of Turkmenistan, with Committee Experts praising the State’s…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 02 February 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and the…

Afghanistan: Taliban’s crackdown on women over ‘bad hijab’ must end

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: Taliban’s crackdown on women over ‘bad hijab’ must end 02 February 2024 © UNOCHA/Charlotte Cans An OCHA woman staff member meets displaced women in eastern Afghanistan UN independent human rights experts on Friday expressed profound concern over multiple reports detailing arbitrary arrests, detention and ill-treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan…

Following in Pelé’s footsteps, Vinícius Junior appointed UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Following in Pelé’s footsteps, Vinícius Junior appointed UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador 02 February 2024 © UNESCO/Juan Barbosa UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay and Brazilian footballer Vinícius Junior, newly-appointed Goodwill Ambassador for Education for All during a ceremony at the Real Madrid training centre. In a ceremony held at football giant Real Madrid’s training centre on Friday,…