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World News in Brief: Aid for Ukraine, drone attacks in Sudan, DR Congo deaths, neurological disorders in the Americas
- UN News
UN partners launched the Winter Response Plan to help 2.1 million people in Ukraine survive another cold season as the country grapples with the on-going Russian invasion.
Nicaragua continues to weaken political freedoms, UN warns
- UN News
The UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Wednesday condemned new threats from Nicaragua’s co-president Daniel Ortega to hinder civil rights and prevent dissenting individuals and groups from participating in elections.
Deadly Afghanistan floods kill at least 26 as aid agencies race to reach survivors
- UN News
Flash floods have killed at least 26 people across eastern Afghanistan, including 23 in the mountainous province of Nuristan, where homes, markets and roads were swept away and search teams continued looking for people reported missing.
Security Council LIVE: Can critical minerals fuel peace and prosperity instead of conflict?
- UN News
The Security Council is meeting now in New York to debate critical minerals — the lithium, cobalt and copper powering the clean energy transition. Demand is set to triple by 2030. The question: will this mineral wealth build peace and prosperity, or fund conflict and corruption? Follow live updates throughout the day.
From lithium to nickel: How the UN is helping countries make the most of critical minerals
- UN News
The world's shift to clean energy is driving huge demand for critical minerals such as lithium, nickel, cobalt and copper.
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity: Nobel Laureates Call for Global Safeguards
- Inter Press Service
BORGO LAUDATO SI’, Italy, July 21 (IPS) - “I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.” By bringing the supercomputer HAL 9000 to life in his 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, American director Stanley Kubrick created one of the most powerful symbols of the fear of artificial intelligence (AI) escaping human control.
Global Value Chain Trade Reaches Historic Highs, Despite Push for Reshoring
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, July 21 (IPS) - Despite rising geopolitical tensions, trade restrictions and calls to bring production back to domestic shores, the global economy remains more interconnected than it may appear. Trade through global value chains (GVCs) reached historic levels in 2024, according to a new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
From the General Assembly to Harlem: Mandela’s Call to Action Endures
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, July 21 (IPS) - Sixty-seven minutes. That is how long volunteers spent serving lunch to people experiencing food insecurity at Refettorio Harlem in New York City last week – one for every year Nelson Mandela gave to public service.
‘Business as usual is a business of death’: UN adopts road safety pledge over US objection
- UN News
The UN General Assembly closed its first ever High-level Meeting on road safety on Tuesday by adopting a sweeping new declaration aimed at halving road deaths by 2030 – over the sole objection of the United States.
World News in Brief: Sexual violence in DR Congo, deaths in Ukraine and Russia, crime in Southeast Asia
- UN News
Independent UN human rights experts on Tuesday condemned the M23 armed group’s “reign of terror” over territory it controls in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), calling for an end to the Rwanda-backed group’s sexual torture and violence against civilians.
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