African Union suspends Niger with immediate effect over July 26 coup
The AU said on Tuesday that it had noted ECOWAS’s plan of action regarding Niger and would ‘evaluate its repercussions’.The African Union has suspended Niger...
AI tools like ChatGPT likely to complement jobs, not destroy them: ILO
The study provides a global analysis of the potential exposure of occupations and tasks to generative artificial intelligence (AI) and the possible implications for job...
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh need urgent support as crises multiply: UNHCR
This week marks six years since over 700,000 mostly-Muslim Rohingya men, women, and children joined the hundreds of thousands of others already sheltering in Bangladesh,...
From Death Valley to the Swiss Alps, extreme weather records hit new heights
Speaking in Geneva, WMO spokesperson Clare Nullis said that a new altitude record for the freezing point had been set a day earlier, climbing to...
UNFPA reveals winners of AccessAbility innovation challenge
Organized in partnership with the Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDI Hub) and the Global Network of Young Persons with Disabilities (GNYPWD), the competition offers financial support to...
Afghanistan’s Taliban responsible for revenge killings, torture of former officials
A new publication from the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) presents “credible” reports that between 15 August 2021 and 30 June 2023, the country’s de...
Eastern DRC: UN food aid hangs in the balance amid severe funding crunch
The situation is particularly alarming in the east, where malnutrition has taken hold among 4.4 million people, exacerbated by compromised health services, lack of clean...
Libya: Fierce clashes in Tripoli highlight ‘precarious’ situation
At least 55 people were reported killed and over 100 injured - including civilians - in fighting between the Deterrence Apparatus for Combatting Organized Crime...
Can BRICS create a new world order?
More than 40 countries have expressed interest in joining the five-nation BRICS group. But to challenge the US-led global hierarchy, the BRICS first need to...
How the Myth of Colorblindness Endangers France’s Future
The widespread suspicion across France that a teenager’s unprovoked fatal shooting by a police officer on June 27 was an injustice unleashed several days of...