Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 86
Artificial Intelligence Presents Risks and Opportunities for the Disabled
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 11 (IPS) - On June 10, the United Nations (UN) held a conference titled Artificial Intelligence for Inclusion: Strengthening Workforce Participation for Persons with Disabilities. This conference, which was organized by the Permanent Mission of Canada to the UN, featured a discussion by a panel of experts from various sectors, looking to shed light on the ways AI tools can be used to create inclusive workforces that maximize fairness and accessibility.
Beating Plastic Pollution in Our Food Systems
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 11 (IPS) - Each year, more than 12.5 million tonnes of plastic are used in agriculture alone, and another 37 million tonnes become food packaging. Very little gets recycled.
Ukraine: Ongoing Russian strikes continue alarming civilian casualty trend
- UN News
Civilian deaths and injuries in the first five months of 2025 were nearly 50 per cent higher than the same period last year, UN rights experts tasked with monitoring abuses in war-torn Ukraine said on Wednesday in their latest report.
Why Are We Failing to Protect Gaza?
- Inter Press Service
BORDEAUX, France, Jun 11 (IPS) - During President Trump’s tour of Gulf monarchies last month, he mentioned Gaza only two times. The first time was in Doha, when he expressed his desire to make Gaza a “freedom zone.” Gaza’s 2.1 million residents, nearly half of whom are children, would like that, too.
Pandemic Agreement: Important Step but Big Decisions Deferred
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jun 11 (IPS) - When the next pandemic strikes, the world should be better prepared. At least, that’s the promise states made at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Health Assembly on 19 May when they adopted the first global pandemic treaty. This milestone in international health cooperation emerged from three years of difficult negotiations, informed by the harsh lessons learned from COVID-19’s devastating global impacts.
UN Pushes for 10,000 Ships To Track Ocean Changes
- Inter Press Service
NICE, France, Jun 10 (IPS) - A groundbreaking initiative to revolutionize global ocean observation is being launched this week at the UN Ocean Conference side event, aiming to enlist 10,000 commercial ships to collect and transmit vital ocean and weather data by 2035.
‘Ocean Health Is Inseparable From Human Health, Climate Stability’—UN Chief Urges Swift Action, Partnership for Ocean Conference
- Inter Press Service
NICE, France, Jun 10 (IPS) - “When we poison the ocean, we poison ourselves,” UN Secretary-general António Guterres told reporters on the morning of the second day of the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3).
Older Men and Women Living Longer
- Inter Press Service
PORTLAND, USA, Jun 10 (IPS) - Older men and women are now living longer than ever before. Across the globe, individuals who reach old age can expect to have more years of life ahead of them than in previous generations. However, these additional years of life, coupled with the disparities among and within countries, including variations between older men and women, present substantial economic, social, and political challenges for societies.
Myanmar on the ‘path to self-destruction’ if violence does not end
- UN News
Nearly three months after a catastrophic earthquake struck Myanmar, the country continues to grapple with its aftermath alongside the brutal civil war which has devastated the country since the February 2021 military coup.
UN committed to supporting ‘free, fair and transparent election with the participation of all Iraqis’
- UN News
The top UN official in Iraq reiterated his confidence in the resilience of the country’s people, and the determination of their leaders, in a briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday.
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