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AI is getting women wrong, the cost is growing
- UN News
As artificial intelligence reshapes how people work, communicate and access information, UN Women warned on Monday that the technology is reproducing old gender stereotypes, which amplify online abuse and leave women out of the decisions that will define the digital future.
Afghanistan in crisis: Drought, malnutrition and a worsening humanitarian situation
- UN News
Imagine being one of a family of nine and sitting down to a meal of potato peelings and other scraps, boiled up into a soup. This is the harsh reality for many of Afghanistan’s most vulnerable families, forced on them by climate change and drought, widespread malnutrition and increasing restrictions on women, since the Taliban overran Kabul in 2021.
Conflicts command headlines…protecting peace, less so: The UN Peacebuilding Fund explained
- UN News
Wars regularly make headlines. Preventing them rarely does.
Sudan: Security Council warns of mass atrocity risk in El Obeid
- UN News
The UN Security Council has expressed alarm over reports of substantial military reinforcements by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) around El Obeid in Sudan, warning of the risk of a potential ground offensive on the city.
Ebola in DR Congo: One month on, scaled up response remains insufficient
- UN News
One month after the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, case numbers continue to rise.
From malaria to energy: Why solutions from the Global South aren’t reaching the people who need them most
- UN News
Innovators – especially in the Global South – are too often locked out of funding and opportunity despite offering solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
Hong Kong: No Safety in Exile
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, June 19 (IPS) - When performance artist Sammu Chen tried to tie a red thread to a streetpost, plainclothes police stopped him before he could finish. Chen has twice been detained for his symbolic acts of commemoration of the 4 June 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre, when Chinese authorities killed hundreds, perhaps thousands, to crush democracy protests.
‘We Came for Action, Not Promises’: Developing Nations Voice Frustration as Bonn Talks Conclude
- Inter Press Service
BONN, June 19 (IPS) - The United Nations June Climate Meetings (SB64) ended in Bonn with sharp disagreements between developed and developing countries over climate finance, adaptation support and emissions reductions, leaving negotiators with significant unresolved issues ahead of the COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Türkiye.
How AgricTech Cuts Labour for Zimbabwe’s Female Farmers
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe , June 19 (IPS) - Long burdened by the labour-intensive nature of agriculture, Zimbabwe’s female farmers are finding relief in new agritechnologies that significantly reduce the time they spend in the field.
RightsCon’s Cancellation Signals a Growing Threat to Human Rights and Digital Freedoms
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, June 19 (IPS) - RightsCon, the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age, has served for over a decade as a vital global gathering, bringing together civil society, academics, technologists, policymakers, and the private sector in cross-border collaboration. The abrupt cancellation of RightsCon 2026, following intervention by Zambia’s government just days before the convening was due to commence in Lusaka, should concern us all.
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